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54-644: It was formed from the movement Fatherland, chaired by the Mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov , and the movement All Russia, chaired by regional Presidents of the Republics of Tatarstan , Mintimer Shaimiev , of Bashkortostan , Murtaza Rakhimov , of Ingushetia , Ruslan Aushev , and the Governor of St. Petersburg, Vladimir Yakovlev . In his founding Congress, that took place on 28 August 1999, their first chairman elected were Yevgeny Primakov and Yuri Luzhkov. The party took part in

108-771: A 1st Rank Order “For Services to the Motherland” by the Russian Federation . In 2011, he received two awards from the Roman Academy of Fine Arts: the “For Life in Art” Prize and the International Giuseppe Sciacca Award for significant contribution to the arts. In 2014, Tsereteli received the UNESCO Five Continents Medal for his contribution to world culture, and in 2015 was elected a Member of

162-538: A farmer was the creation of a self-sustainable and business efficient enterprise, developing and promoting to the regional and federal authorities a system of support for private agricultural enterprises. After his death, the farm was inherited by Luzhkov’s younger son Alexander. In 1998, as Boris Yeltsin 's political troubles grew partly because of the August economic crisis , Luzhkov formed his own national political faction, Otechestvo (Fatherland), to serve as his base for

216-422: A good or very good view of Mayor Luzhkov. However, Luzhkov's ratings steadily declined, and according to the latest poll from October 2009, only 36% of Muscovites viewed him positively. Allegations of wrongdoing by Luzhkov had been made before, but he had been notable for never having lost a libel suit in his career, including against Boris Nemtsov , the newspaper Kommersant , and The New York Times . Despite

270-485: A home in the affluent Kensington area of London, purchased in 2013 through an offshore company domiciled in Gibraltar . Luzhkov frequently appeared in public at different festivals and celebrations, and was an enthusiastic promoter of Moscow. His hobbies included tennis and beekeeping . His support for physical fitness was well known, and a statue of the mayor in tennis garb was created by Zurab Tsereteli . Luzhkov

324-525: A joint congress of Fatherland-All Russia and its rival party Unity decided to merge the two parties into a single new political party, United Russia . In its IV Congress, on 9 April 2002, Fatherland – All Russia was disbanded. This article about a Russian political party is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Yuri Luzhkov Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov (Russian: Юрий Михайлович Лужков , IPA: [ˈjʉrʲɪj mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ lʊˈʂkof] ; 21 September 1936 – 10 December 2019)

378-533: A later stage he also became acquainted with Marc Chagall and other Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists, whose characteristic influences can also be seen in the artist's work. Following his return home, Tsereteli became the chief designer of Soviet resorts on the Black Sea , such as Pitsunda (1967) and Adler (1972). In these works, he combined monumental sculpture , architectural scenery, and three-dimensional mosaic compositions. Following his completion of

432-520: A rapidly growing population. Some of the most blatant limitations were removed by the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court after a long fight with Luzhkov's lawyers, making the registration process somewhat simpler. In 2003 Privacy International awarded Luzhkov the runner-up position in its Most Egregiously Stupid Award for the propiska rules. In April 2001, 63% of Moscow residents had

486-623: A small village in Tver Oblast in the 1930s. In April 1990, the new chairman of the Moscow City Council, Gavriil Popov, on the recommendation of Boris Yeltsin, nominated Luzhkov for the post of chairman of the Mosgorispolkom. Following the August coup Luzhkov was appointed on 24 August 1991, without leaving the post of vice-mayor of Moscow, one of three deputy heads of the Committee on

540-824: A staff artist as the Georgian Academy of Sciences , participating in research expeditions, which in turn served to influence his work. Tsereteli was then granted the position of senior master at the industrial combine of the USSR 's Arts Foundation in Tbilisi , where he began to experiment with bronze, stone, glass, wood, and mosaics, as well as creating group commissions for public buildings. In 1964, he made his first trip abroad to France . He stayed in Paris for three months, during which time visited Pablo Picasso in his studio. This experience served to greatly shape his later creative production. At

594-753: A visiting professor at the College at Brockport , State University of New York . During his stay, he completed and presented to the college two public sculptures on the behalf of the people of the USSR : Prometheus (Light and Knowledge to the World) , installed in front of the Allen Administration Building, and Joy and Happiness to All the Children of the World , placed by the Drake Memorial Library. The latter

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648-709: Is an ongoing supporter of the educational campaign “All-Russian Economic Dictation” developed by the Free Economic Society of Russia and pays special attention to supporting young economists: the youngest author of the dictation tasks receives a special award from the Yury Luzhkov Foundation. Together with the Moscow Sports Department and the Russian and Moscow Tennis Federations, the Foundation holds

702-543: The 2010 summer peat fires and accused him and his wife of corruption. Some observers have seen this as being part of a struggle between Medvedev and then-Prime Minister Putin. Luzhkov officially declared that he had left the United Russia party. Luzhkov had sent a letter to the President on 27 September criticizing Medvedev's policy and his administration's actions. According to the President's press-secretary Medvedev read

756-615: The Black Sea Fleet (housed at Sevastopol) and helping spur Ukraine to seek a relationship with NATO . On 12 May 2008 Luzhkov was banned from entering Ukraine by the Security Service (SBU) after his statement concerning the legal status of Sevastopol: In 1954 the city of Sevastopol was not included into the Oblast , the territory, which was transferred to Ukraine by Nikita Khrushchev . We state that this issue remained unresolved. It

810-586: The Kadashi Church in the proximity of the Moscow Kremlin . Many neighbourhoods, like Zamoskvorechye , were dramatically changed. Sculptor Zurab Tsereteli enjoyed Luzhkov's personal support in setting many of his works over the city. In 1999, in order to improve the housing conditions of Moscovites, Yury Luzhkov initiated a major demolition programme to replace Moscow’s old five-story apartment blocks that were unsuitable for renovation because of

864-654: The Olympics and received the Order of “Friendship of Peoples” . In 1981, he became a professor at his alma mater, the Tbilisi Academy of Arts . In 1983, he created Friendship Forever , in Moscow's Tishinskaya Square (1983), dedicated to the fellowship between Georgia and Russia . The architectural part of the monument was designed by Andrey Voznesensky . In the same period, Tsereteli began work on two large-scale projects in Tbilisi :

918-627: The Seine . Tsereteli founded the Museum of Modern Art in Tbilisi , Georgia in 2012. Tsereteli continues his service as President of the Russian Academy of Arts , organises regular exhibitions by Georgian and international artists at the Museum of Modern Art in Tbilisi, as well as continuing to produce artwork. On 6 December 2020, Tsereteli was honored the highest state order of Serbia for his contribution of

972-678: The water problem of Central Asia and earn money for Russia. Luzkhov died on 10 December 2019 in Munich , Germany at the Klinikum der Universität München where he underwent invasive heart surgery. Luzhkov was administered anesthesia and died from subsequent anaphylactic shock . The Yury Luzhkov Foundation was established in September 2020 with the purpose of preserving his memory, work and accomplishments, as well as popularizing his socio-political, literary and scientific heritage. The memorial work of

1026-471: The 1999 State Duma election , being led by Yevgeny Primakov, Yuri Luzhkov and Vladimir Yakovlev. During the pre-election debates, the block suffered from 'black public relations ' campaign in Boris Berezovsky -controlled media and competition with the rival conservative Unity Party of Russia . 'Fatherland' supported the election of Vladimir Putin as President of Russia in 2000. On 1 December 2001,

1080-711: The 98m tall Peter the Great , monument erected in 1996–97, which has caused mixed feelings among the citizens of Moscow. The Birth of the New Man was inaugurated in Seville , Spain in 1995, in celebration of the European discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus . The following year, in 1996, Marbella also received a sculpture, entitled Victory . In March 2016, he was appointed UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador . In 1997, Tsereteli

1134-843: The Chinese Academy of Fine Arts. In 2005, Holocaust was donated by Russia to Israel and opened in Jerusalem. Some of his other works include: the sculpture of Nikolai Gogol in Rome's Villa Borghese (2002), Honoré de Balzac in Agde (2003), Marina Tsvetaeva in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie (2012), Founding Fathers of the European Union (2012) in Lorraine , and the monument to Pope John Paul II (2014) next to Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral facing

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1188-402: The Foundation are intended for unimpeded and free use by the general public. Zurab Tsereteli Zurab Konstantinovich Tsereteli ( Georgian : ზურაბ კონსტანტინეს ძე წერეთელი , Russian : Зураб Константинович Церетели ; born 4 January 1934) is a Georgian-Russian painter , sculptor and architect known for large-scale and at times controversial monuments. Tsereteli has served as

1242-427: The Foundation was endorsed by a special order of President Vladimir Putin. The Foundation strives to support and develop the socio-cultural and philanthropic initiatives that continue the line of Yury Luzhkov’s work to benefit the citizens of Moscow and Russia, with a particular focus on involvement of younger people into developing solutions for contemporary urbanistic problems. An award for prominent theatre management

1296-780: The Operational Management of the Soviet economy , which was created to replace the Cabinet of Ministers , which had supported the coup, and became the last government of the Soviet Union. He was responsible for questions related to the agro-industrial complex, trade, foreign economic relations and the social sphere. Two months later it became known that Luzhkov left the committee due to employment as vice mayor. Many old Soviet landmarks, such as Rossiya Hotel or Voentorg, were reconstructed or demolished, as well as several old buildings around

1350-431: The President of the Russian Academy of Arts since 1997. Zurab Konstantinovich Tsereteli was born in Tbilisi on 4 January 1934. Tsereteli studied at Tbilisi State Academy of Arts , graduating in 1958. The same year, he married Inessa Andronikashvili, a princess from a noble Georgian family that claimed patrilineal descent from Byzantine Emperor Andronikos I Komnenos . Between the years 1960–1963, Tsereteli worked as

1404-833: The Struggle Against World Terrorism , or The Tear of Grief , in Bayonne , NJ . It was donated to the United States as an official gift by Russia in the aftermath of 9/11 attacks to show support and solidarity for the American people. In 2009–10, he was elected a Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (Austria), given the title of Chevalier of the National Order of the Legion of Honor by France , as well as

1458-540: The Yuri Luzhkov Prize to "Young Innovators" is annually granted to the youngest and most talented inventor among those who bring their projects to the festival. Annual scholarship and grant programmes have been established with Moscow universities to honour Luzhkov’s contribution to industry, science and education, including his alma mater Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas. The foundation

1512-573: The agricultural enterprise with the territory of 5,500 hectare in the North-West of Russia. He established and managed a large farmstead that was active in horse and sheep breeding, grain growing and cereal production, cheese making, etc. In 2017, the farm produced a total of 10,000 tons of grain (barley, wheat, buckwheat), and its buckwheat harvest covered 2/3 of the regional need. The farm employed more than 100 locals, offered highly competitive wages and social support. Luzhkov claimed that his main goal as

1566-518: The annual all-Russian youth competition “Tennis Tournament in Memory of Yury Luzhkov." Other sports events supported by the foundation include the annual summer Moscow festival of street sports The BOWL and an amateur tennis tournament “Leather Cap”. The Yuri Luzhkov Foundation consistently works on collecting and systematizing, publishing and popularizing the social, political, literary and scientific heritage of Yu. M. Luzhkov. The archives collected by

1620-488: The city, including the building of a new financial district. At the same time, he was accused of corruption, bulldozing historic buildings, and poor handling of traffic, as well as the city's smog crisis during the 2010 Russian wildfires . On 28 September 2010, Luzhkov was fired from his post by a decree issued by then- President Dmitry Medvedev . Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov was born on 21 September 1936 in Moscow. His father, Mikhail Andreyevich Luzhkov, moved to Moscow from

1674-458: The land the houses were built on and many of these titles were bought or inherited from the original owners; Luzhkov was accused of lobbying the interests of building companies. However, the City Hall claimed that no permissions for private house building on that land were given since the 1950s and that the residents could never claim amnesty because of that. Nevertheless, Luzhkov stated that the city

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1728-466: The lawsuit history between the two, after Luzhkov’s dismissal Boris Nemtsov said: ‘I can’t help feeling that the current investigation is more of a revenge against Luzhkov and Baturina, and not an attempt to restore a lawful situation. I am absolutely convinced that the main task here is raiding with the help of the State. The goal is to take Baturina's business from her for a pittance. And criminal cases are just

1782-545: The letter after the decision had been made but it would not have affected that decision in any case. On 1 October 2010 Luzhkov was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Management of major cities of the International University in Moscow. The order for appointment was signed by the president of the university, former mayor (and Luzhkov's predecessor as mayor) of Moscow Gavriil Popov. The faculty of management of large cities

1836-559: The monument to Saint Nina (1988-1994), and the History of Georgia complex (1985–present). In 1988, Tsereteli was elected an Academician of the USSR Academy of Arts and his sculptural composition Break the Wall of Distrust was installed on Canon Street, London. In 1990, Good Defeats Evil , Tsereteli's interpretation of St. George slaying the dragon as an allegory for world peace in the modern age,

1890-404: The outdated technology used during their construction. 1,722 of them were to be razed by 2010. The authorities stipulated that the apartment blocks could only be torn down and replaced after its residents had been moved into new housing. Luzhkov's rationale for permanent living place (propiska) registration was that Moscow's city infrastructure could not handle

1944-455: The parliamentary and presidential elections due to be held in late 1999 and mid-2000, respectively. However, Yeltsin appointed Vladimir Putin as Prime Minister in August 1999. While virtually unknown when first appointed, Putin rapidly gained popular support due to a hard-line law and order image and the backing of powerful state-owned and state-allied media and economic interests. Supporters of

1998-454: The prime minister, Luzhkov and his party integrated with the pro-Putin Unity party into the single United Russia following the autumn 1999 Duma campaign, and endorsed Putin in the 2000 presidential elections , which he won easily. Luzhkov remained a co-chairman of United Russia. Luzhkov was accused of brutal suppression of opposition protests, and he was widely condemned for leaving Moscow during

2052-513: The project in Pitsunda in 1967, Tsereteli was awarded the title of Honoured Artist of Georgia. In the 1970s, Tsereteli continued to make public projects in Tbilisi , Ulyanovsk , Yalta and other cities. In this period, Tsereteli also designed several Soviet embassies and consulates over the world, such as those in Brazil , Portugal , and Japan . In 1978–79, Tsereteli was invited to teach painting as

2106-558: The signatures of 114,000 Moscow residents against the statue's return. In 1996 Luzhkov, hoping to advance his political stature on a national level, became the main advocate for a claim to the city of Sevastopol in Ukraine. In December, the Russian Federation Council passed a resolution officially claiming the city, affecting negotiations between President Boris Yeltsin and Ukraine's President Leonid Kuchma over possession of

2160-476: The smog crisis resulting from the 2010 Russian wildfires . He is also blamed for traffic congestion in the city. In 2002, Luzhkov proposed returning to Lubyanka Square the fifteen-ton iron statue of Felix Dzerzhinsky , founder of the Soviet Cheka . The statue was removed after the failure of the attempted coup against the Soviet government of Mikhail Gorbachev in 1991. Opponents of the proposal collected

2214-585: The starting point of the numerous travelling shows of his works, which followed in the 2000s-2010s in Russia , Georgia , Latvia , Belarus , Kazakhstan , Bulgaria , Italy , France , the United States , Australia , China , and Japan . In 2001, the Gallery of Arts of Tsereteli was opened in Moscow as part of the museums and exhibitions complex of the Russian Academy of Arts . In 2006, Tsereteli unveiled his monument To

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2268-410: The upcoming presidential election. Otechestvo had the support of many powerful regional politicians, and it gained further support when it merged with another party, Vsya Rossiya (All Russia) to form Otechestvo-Vsya Rossiya . Many observers of Russian politics believed that Luzhkov and his new ally, former prime minister Yevgeniy Primakov , would be likely to displace both Yeltsin and his inner circle in

2322-652: The way to do it. It's disgusting to take part in marauding, and I will never do it. Thus, the story of my conflict with Baturina is from now on completely over." Luzhkov was dismissed by President Medvedev on 28 September 2010, after returning from a holiday in Austria , citing "loss of trust". Pundits had been predicting Luzhkov's imminent ousting for years. The September 2010 dismissal followed weeks of speculation regarding Luzhkov's position, caused by his questioning of Medvedev's leadership. Government-controlled television channels had run programs criticizing Luzhkov's handling of

2376-535: Was Luzhkov who controversially ordered the destruction of houses built in the Rechnik neighbourhood of Moscow. According to an interview published in the Moskovsky Komsomolets , Luzkhov said that the residents were squatting on land in a "protected environmental zone." Residents claimed that Soviet-era permits to the land, which was set aside as a gardening collective in the 1950s, gave them de facto title over

2430-408: Was a Russian politician who served as mayor of Moscow from 1992 to 2010. Before the election of Gavriil Popov as the first mayor of Moscow, he also headed the capital in 1990-1991 as chairman of the Mosgorispolkom. He was the vice-chairman and one of the founders of the ruling United Russia party. During Luzhkov's time, Moscow's economy expanded and he presided over large construction projects in

2484-560: Was allegedly a devoted Orthodox Christian believer, often appearing at Christmas and Easter liturgies . A BBC documentary made during the late 1990s questioned this, asserting he was not an Orthodox Christian. When asked why he supported the Church, he replied that he supported its moral teachings. He was friendly with Patriarch Alexy II . In 2005 he was given an award from the International Fund of Unity of Orthodox Christians. Luzhkov

2538-405: Was being rehabilitated as memories of his "reign of terror" faded. Luzhkov married his first wife, Marina Bashilova, in 1958, and had two sons with her, Mikhail and Alexander. Bashilova died from liver cancer in 1989. He met his second wife, businesswoman Yelena Baturina , 27 years his junior, in 1987. They married in 1991 and had two daughters, Elena (born 1992) and Olga (born 1994), and owned

2592-416: Was created in collaboration with Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation in honour of the 1979 Special Olympics held in Brockport and the International Year of the Child. In 1980, Tsereteli was appointed as the chief designer for the XXII Summer Olympic Games in Moscow . That same year, he completed A Hymn to Man , which sits atop the Concert and Cinema hall of the Izmailovo Hotel Complex , constructed for

2646-458: Was critical of homosexuality and issued several bans on the Moscow Pride parade , organised by Nikolay Alexeyev . Gay activists accused him of homophobia , and sent their appeals to the European Court of Human Rights complaining the breach of Freedom of Assembly , which is granted in the European Convention on Human Rights . Luzhkov was known as an enthusiastic advocate of the Northern river reversal project, which he believed would solve

2700-399: Was elected the President of the Russian Academy of Arts . He established the Moscow Museum of Modern Art in 1995, and it officially opened its doors in 1999, becoming the first state museum in the country entirely dedicated to modern and contemporary art. In 1998, Tsereteli had his first solo exhibition at the New Manege, which was dedicated to the memory of his wife, Inessa. This show became

2754-461: Was established in 2002 on the initiative of Luzhkov, in the same year Luzhkov became the scientific leader of this faculty and an honorary professor at the university. On the same day, ex-mayor Luzhkov left his former workplace. On 21 September 2016, Luzhkov's 80th birthday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree awarding him the Order of Merit of the Fatherland, 4th degree "for active public work". In 2010, Luzhkov became head of Veedern,

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2808-400: Was established in the name of Yuri Luzhkov by the National Theatre Award “Crystal Turandot” and first awarded in June 2021. At the festival the Foundation has established a special prize to the “Young Innovator” and awarded it annually. Long-term cooperation has been established with the International Festival of Scientific and Technological Development for Children and Youth. At the Festival,

2862-449: Was ready to provide full compensation by offering other land plots in the vicinity of Moscow for veterans of World War II who lived in Rechnik since Soviet times. In 2010, Luzhkov made public his plans to honour Soviet leader Joseph Stalin with ten posters of him in the city of Moscow, for the first time in around fifty years after Nikita Khrushchev 's criticism of Stalin-period policies . Liberal critics expressed concern that Stalin

2916-419: Was unveiled at the United Nations Headquarters . In the 1990s, Tsereteli continued to work on public commissions for the city of Moscow , which many insist was due to his personal friendship with mayor Yuri Luzhkov . The most significant of these projects include: the reconstruction of Cathedral of Christ the Savior , Manege Square , the War Memorial Complex on Poklonnaya Gora , the Moscow Zoo , as well as

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