Word: luzhkov
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...resign. Chubais was determined to get him for that, and the oligarchs were perfectly happy to see Kulikov go. He was no respecter of private property. And he seemed eager to be a political kingmaker in 2000, using his ministry troops and snoops to back Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, another foe of the free market...
...Moscow have mafia and security connections called a "krysha," or "roof." The high-level people, usually well established in the Russian Mafia world, are paid to look out for the establishment's interests. In a city where media mogul Vladimir Gusinsky runs his business out of Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's office, mafiosi sit in the Duma--Russia's national legislature--and the sale of pirated videos is a quasi-legitimate business, the line between legal and illegal procedure is hopelessly fuzzy...
...Luzhkov added that "the state must create conditions so that people can build their own housing. A functioning mortgage market under which the state helps citizens to receive funding on favorable terms is the only long-range solution...
...Luzhkov cautioned that complete development of the system could take as long as three years...
...agreement is also expected to aid Moscow's recovering and quickly-growing tourist industry. Luzhkov said that Russia is in the process of building hotels, service centers and transportation systems...