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Andrei Kolesnikov

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin Is Now Russia’s Marketer-in-Chief (Op-ed)

Ahead of Sunday’s elections, the multifunctional Sobyanin brand was promoted like the latest washing machine.

Sobyanin

Navalny Accuses Moscow Mayor of Funding Troll Factory to Sway Public Opinion

Sobyanin, running as the incumbent, is widely expected to win the mayoral race this Sunday.

opinion

Why Moscow’s Untouchable Mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, Is Doomed to Be Re-Elected (Op-ed)

The Kremlin has sidelined an opposition already incapacitated by infighting.

Sobyanin

Sergei Sobyanin, Moscow's High Priest of Urban Renewal, Is Biding His Time

How political cunning and a love for Western aesthetics has launched the mayor into Russia’s upper echelons.

Sobyanin

Moscow Mayoral Race Kicks off With Sobyanin Expected to Coast to Victory

Oppositional candidates have clashed over who would be a worthier challenger to Sobyanin.

Transport

Moscow Mayor Promises 100% Shift to Electric Buses by 2021 in bid for Re-election

The Moscow region leads the country in vehicle emissions, accounting for one-eighth of all pollutants.

Sobyanin

Moscow Mayor Promises $70,000 Reward for Olympic Medalists

Almost 170 Russian athletes are competing in the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang

Sobyanin

Moscow Mayor Sobyanin Seeks New Term to 'Finish Reforms'

Sobyanin’s plans to relocate around 10 percent of Moscow's population sparked mass demonstrations this summer

Sobyanin

Siberian Funeral Homes Deny Moscow Construction Caused Tombstone Shortage

Three funeral homes in the Siberian city of Omsk told RBC on Friday that they are not experiencing difficulties with granite deliveries.

Sobyanin

Moscow Construction Leads to Tombstone Shortage in Siberia

To compensate for the shortages, granite imports from China and Ukraine have reportedly increased

Sobyanin

Moscow Adores Sergei Sobyanin — At Least That's What City Hall Says

"We would like to express our gratitude to you"

Putin

Medvedev Could Be Replaced by Sobyanin or Nabiullina, Bloomberg Says

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev could be sidelined by at least one of his cabinet members after next year’s election

Moscow

Sobyanin, Sobyanin, Sobyanin — Why Russian Media Mentions the Moscow Mayor's Name 3 Times

Investigation says Moscow media are required to mention the mayor’s name

Sobyanin

1,500 More Apartment Blocks May Be Razed in Moscow Demolitions

Hundreds of Moscow apartment blocks may be added to lists slated for demolition under a city-wide renovation program that is drawing ire from residents...

Sobyanin

Russian Parliament Approves Controversial Housing Demolition Program

Moscow authorities' controversial demolition program has passed its third and final reading in the Russian parliament Wednesday.

Sobyanin

The Protests That Aren't Going Away

City authorities struggle to contain growing resentment with their demolition program.

Sobyanin

The City of Moscow Has Its Own Propaganda Empire

Mayor Sergei Sobyanin takes the tricks Russia plays on foreign audiences and puts them to use against his own constituents.

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Andrei Kolesnikov

Moscow Housing Demolitions: From Rubble to Riot (Op-Ed)

In the “state capitalism” prevailing in modern Russia, the concept of property rights is blurred. But the “apartment—car—dacha” mantra remains...

Sobyanin

Muscovites to Have Their Say on Controversial Demolition Scheme

Residents in Moscow's iconic Khrushchevka apartment blocks are to have their say on whether the buildings should be demolished under a new renovation program...

Sobyanin

Moscow 2016: The Prince and the Penguin

In Moscow, 2016 will go down as a complicated year. Perhaps it will be viewed as the first step toward a shiny, orderly dystopia. Or maybe it will go down...

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