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Founded: 1147.
Moscow celebrates its official 860th birthday in August 2006
Mayor: Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov (appointed in 1992; elected in 1996; re-elected in 1999 and 2003)
Federation Council Representatives: Oleg Mikhailovich Tolkachev (executive, term expires December 2007); Vladimir Konstantinovich Plotnikov
Duma deputies: Valery Gavrilovich Draganov (Avtozavodsky district)(United Russia); Nikolay Nikolayevich Gonchar (Central district)(United Russia); Valery Vasilyevich Grebennikov (Kuntsevsky district) (United Russia); Vladimir Sergeyevich Gryzdev (Chertanovsky district)(United Russia); Pavel Alekseevich Medvedev (Cheryomushkinsky district)(United Russia); Sergey Yuryevich Osadchy (Sheremetyevsky district)(United Russia); Yelena Vladimirovich Panina (Lyublinsky district)(United Russia); Valery Vladimirovich Ryazansky (Perovsky district)(United Russia); Sergey Valentinovich Shirokov (Babushkinsy district)(United Russia); Vladimir Alekseyevich Vasilyev (Tushinsky district)(United Russia); Konstantin Fyodorvich Zatylin (Orekhovo-Borisovsky district)(United Russia)
Population: 11,273,400 (2004)
Territory: 1,080 square km (417 sq. miles)
Federal district: Central
Economic region: Central
Time zone: GMT +3, EST +8
Geography: Moscow is located in the center of European Russia. The Moscow River along with the Volga Canal are the major waterways in the city.
Economy: Moscow is the largest economic, political, and scientific center of Russia. The city's wealth of scientific, technical, and industrial potential form the basis of its economy. The many large industrial enterprises that operate within the city represent various industry sectors, including engineering, metalworking, building materials, and defense. Moscow is also one of the largest transportation centers in Russia and Eastern Europe. Banking and finance are also important sectors of Moscow's economy.
Official website: http://www.mos.ru
Contact information
Mayor
Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov
13 Tverskaya Ulitsa
Moscow 125032
Tel.: +7 (495) 292 72 83
Fax: +7 (495) 229 48 87
Email: major@mos.ru
Press service contact
Sergei Petrovich Tsoi
Tel/Fax: +7 (495) 957 94 01
Tel.: +7 (495) 957 94 02
Related articles:
In the Margins, By Paul Abelsky, Russia Profile, March 14th 2007
Russian Real Estate: Boom or Bubble?, By Ben Aris www.businessneweurope.eu, Jan 25th 2007
Putin and the Regions: The Centralization of Russia. By Vitaly Ivanov, Reviewed by Paul Abelsky, Russia Profile, Dec 20th 2006
"Moscow Architecture 1920-1960. Guidebook". By Natalya Bronovitskaya
and Anna Bronovitskaya, Reviewed by Paul Abelsky, Russia Profile, Dec 5th 2006
Luzhkov Looks Ahead, By Paul Abelsky, Russia Profile, Sept 18th 2006
Moscow's Boom, The Economist, August 2006
Luzhkov Tackles City's PR Problem Moscow Times, July 19th 2006
Building Moscow’s Future, By Paul Abelsky, Russia Profile, June 5th 2006
Moscow’s Muslims Defined by Difference, By Shaun Walker, Russia Profile, May 29th 2006
Riverside View, By Paul Abelsky, Russia Profile, August 10th 2005
City Within a City, By Paul Abelsky, Russia Profile, July 1st 2005 (Computer rendering of Moscow City)
Moscow’s Cost Effective Alternative, By Paul Abelsky, Russia Profile, June 8th 2005
Ninth bulletin from the Moscow Architecture Preservation Society, Johnson's Russia List, April 29th 2005
The Beach Retreat in Moscow's City Limits"
Financial Times (CDI summary) August 28, 2004
Money, Markets Driving a Makeover in Moscow"
Washington Post (CDI summary) August 25, 2004
"Moscow is Drowning in an Ocean of Traffic"
Baltimore Sun (CDI summary) July 20, 2004
Video of Moscow's Metro Stations
Video of Moscow's Soviet Development
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