MOSCOW IS NOT A BANANA REPUBLIC
The ‘corruptocracy’ grown on the fertile soil of metropolises has a weakened instinct of self-preservation, but still it possesses it to some degree, and therefore takes steps to
appease society and prevent potential outbursts of discontent.
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24 мая 2010
THERE SHOULD BE MORE THAN ONE MOSCOW IN RUSSIA
The budget of Moscow is approximately the same size as that of Poland. In other words, if we judge in financial terms, Moscow and its surrounding region is like an entire state within a state.
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24 мая 2010
METROPOLIS MAYORS DO NOT KNOW THEIR OWN CITIES
There are problems that are common to all big cities. The most important of them, which has not been fully realised by anyone, is the fact that nobody knows how to create an effective municipal bureaucracy in a metropolitan area with 15, 20, or 30 million people.
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24 мая 2010
