Most famous Mayors of Moscow throughout its history
Fact 19.
Giving tours every day, talking about history of Russia, Russian famous people and heroes, it bumped into me yesterday what can I tell my tourists about leaders of Moscow? Since i'm a tour guide in Moscow, i made a short research into who ruled Moscow in the past, what these people did with Moscow and how Muscovites felt about it. So here is what I got. The facts turned out to be fun, I hope you enjoy it
Tikhon Strezhnev, the mayor-pioneer
1709–1711
Tikhon was Peter the Great's uncle, who led him during the coronation and was in charge of purchasing and repairing Peter's toys.
Vasily Dolgorukiy, the mayor-altruist
1780–1782
Military general, sent troops to the Crimea peninsula and annexed to Russia, and was awarded with diamonds and the title of the Crimea by Catherine the Great, but not the rank of Field Marshal. Offended, he resigned. Muscovites especially loved him for festivities which he organized every Sunday near his homestead on the Sparrow Hills.
Lived in a mansion on the corner of Okhotny Ryad and Bolshaya Dmitrovka, which later became the House of Unions, where Russians parted with Stalin.
Fyodor Rostopchin, the mayor - arsonist
1812-1814
Great schemer at the court of Catherine II, the favorite under Paul I, led the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
According to legend , the idea of burning Moscow before French would take it over belonged to Rostopchin - although he denied it .
Dmitry Golitsyn, the mayor - urbanist
1820-1844
Knew French and hardly spoke any Russian.
His achievements can be listed for a long time, for example: he arranged the construction of the Resurrection Garden (now Alexander ), laid the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and ordered to build the Bolshoy and Maly theaters
Arseny Zakrevskii, the mayor -tyrant
1848-1859
Did not like go follow a law , and acted as he found "right", sending everybody he found "misbehaving" to Siberia.
Tried to fight bribery, and in this respect historians consider him as an honest man.
Vladimir Dolgorukov, the mayor-favorite
1865-1891
The supreme marshal at the coronation of Alexander II, his closest ally and one of the longest in the post of the head of Moscow - 26 years. During that time, its population has tripled.
Opened the Conservatory and the Historical Museum.
Nikolai Bulganin, the mayor-Stalinist
1931-1937
Launched the Moscow subway and trolley lines, for a few more years, rebuilt historic center, extended Tverskaya street and the Garden Ring, built many famous buildings today (such as House on the Embankment).
Demolished Christ the Savior Cathedral. Many churches and monasteries were closed.
Vladimir Promyslov, the mayor-modernist
1963-1986
With the active assistance of Promyslov Moscow became the "hostess" to the Olympics-80 and received the title of Hero City.
Gavriil Popov, the mayor-liberal
1990-1992
Greek by nationality
Greatly changed Moscow: many new streets, alleys and squares got back their pre-revolutionary historic names.
Contributed to the opening of the first "McDonald's", which concluded a preferential agreement for 49 years - Cafe on Pushkin street is still paying rent at the rate of 1 ruble per square meter.
Yuri Luzhkov, the mayor-beekeeper
1992-2010
Breeder of bees, an amateur inventor and the author of 37 books.
As he became mayor a lot of money came to the city, as well as abundance of shops, new roads and a variety of entertainment, demolition of monuments and corruption.
Sergei Sobyanin
2010-present
In student years was never interested in public affairs and in general was quiet and shy.
His career began in Chelyabinsk Tube Rolling Plant as a mechanic.
Sergey Sobyanin prefers to holiday in Russia, mainly in the "wilderness", enjoying hunting and fishing.
Thanks to his father, S.Sobyanin loves hunting and skiing.
2010-present
In student years was never interested in public affairs and in general was quiet and shy.
His career began in Chelyabinsk Tube Rolling Plant as a mechanic.
Sergey Sobyanin prefers to holiday in Russia, mainly in the "wilderness", enjoying hunting and fishing.
Thanks to his father, S.Sobyanin loves hunting and skiing.
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