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Activists Rally for 'Volkonsky' House
By Irina Filatova
Architectural preservationists gathered early Monday to prevent the demolition of an old house adjacent to an estate where Leo Tolstoy found inspiration for one of his most famous characters.
Moscow Leads in Building Red Tape
By Maxim Tovkailo / Vedomosti
While it is becoming easier to build, administrative barriers in several regions, such as Moscow, remain high, the Regional Development Ministry said in a report.
Denis Grishkin / Vedomosti
Chaika Goes After Baturina Land
By Bela Lyauv and Natalya Kostenko / Vedomosti
Moscow prosecutors are pushing City Hall to cancel an order that allowed Yelena Baturina's Inteko to acquire 55 hectares of land. Prosecutor General Yury Chaika has written a complaint letter to President Dmitry Medvedev.
Analysis
Completions But No TransactionsDespite the recent delivery of numerous hotel projects in the past six months, a fundamental difference of expectations between potential buyers and sellers means few deals are likely in the coming months.
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Empowered Development
In 2005 Viktor Vekselberg’s Renova Group turned to Veniamin Golubitsky, a former politician from Yekaterinburg, to lead its development arm, Renova StroiGroup, as it attempts some of the country’s most ambitious real estate ventures. Among its various projects, in the Sverdlovsk region Renova StroiGroup is effectively building a new town, Akademichesky, from scratch. Alexander Teddy discussed with Golubitsky the complications of operating in Russia’s regions, how to harness state assistance and the mistakes of European construction in the 20th century.
Architecture
Architecture’s Art of Regeneration
By Alexander Teddy and Vladimir Filonov
Moscow’s second Architecture Biennale ran at the end of May on Krymsky Val Ulitsa in the Central House of Artists. Although the venue itself had once been under threat of demolition to make way for Inteko’s proposed Apelsin housing complex, the predominant theme for this year’s event was the rebuilding of the existing.
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