Yuri Luzhkov

FILE The Mayor of Moscow Yuriy Luzhkov in Moscow (Russia), February 26, 2008. On September 28, 2010 the president of Russian Federation Dmitriy Medvedev signed a decree about retirement of the mayor of Moscow Yuriy Luzhkova ”in connection with the loss of trust” of president of the state. First deputy of capital governor Vladimir Resin is appointed as temporally acting as mayor of Moscow on a period to entering into position of new mayor. A decree takes effect from the day of his signing. Photo by Valeriy Solovyov / UNIAN