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The Master Of Moscow; Russia's capital city is a golden egg. The Kremlin aims to seize it in yet another play for power and privilege.
Byline: Michael Meyer
Moscow is not merely Russia's capital. It is a treasure chest. The city is home to four fifths of the country's national wealth. It boasts more billionaires than New York or London. Everything and everyone is here: banks, businesses, trade. Whoever rules Moscow, Russians like to say, rules the country.
The undisputed master of Moscow just now is its current mayor, Yuri Luzhkov. For more than a decade he has ruled the city as his personal fiefdom, elevating cronies and squashing rivals, calling the shots on almost any issue of significance and, many say, harvesting a goodly chunk of its wealth. He is also Russia's most popular ...
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