Russian President Medvedev Fires Moscow's Mayor, A Longtime Putin Supporter -- Washington Post
MOSCOW - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev stepped out of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's shadow long enough on Tuesday to fire Moscow's larger-than-life mayor, rattling a political establishment that until now has accepted Putin as the nation's undisputed authority.
The mayor, Yuri Luzhkov, has ruled Russia's biggest and wealthiest city since 1992 with an authority that would have been the envy of Chicago's legendary Richard J. Daley. He built grand cathedrals, circled the city with two beltways, erected glass skyscrapers and made sure Moscow retirees received free transportation and pensions that averaged $350 a month, while other Russian citizens made do on $280.
His construction-magnate wife became a billionaire. And he always delivered votes to Putin.
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My Comment: I never thought that President Medvedev would have the "balls" to fire him .... but fire him he did. The message to former mayor Yuri Luzhkov is now clear .... take the billion (plus) dollars that your wife made on real estate in Moscow and enjoy it. Otherwise ..... you may end up like this guy.
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