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Yury Luzhkov

1936 - 2019

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Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov (Russian: Юрий Михайлович Лужков, IPA: [ˈjʉrʲɪj mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ lʊˈʂkof]; 21 September 1936 – 10 December 2019) 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 the city, including the building of a new financial district. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yury Luzhkov is the 4,797th most popular politician (down from 4,537th in 2019), the 411th most popular biography from Russia (up from 435th in 2019) and the 126th most popular Russian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yury Luzhkov ranks 4,797 out of 19,576. Before him are García I of León, Eupraxia of Kiev, Etana, Otto Meissner, Martin I of Sicily, and Werner I, Count of Klettgau. After him are Radagaisus, Kristján Eldjárn, Phocion, Elliot Richardson, Wei Zhongxian, and Abimelech.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Yury Luzhkov ranks 79. Before him are Raymond Poulidor, Assia Djebar, Engelbert Humperdinck, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Moussa Traoré, and Bruce Dern. After him are Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Valerie Solanas, Bekim Fehmiu, Bill Wyman, Kigeli V of Rwanda, and François Pinault. Among people deceased in 2019, Yury Luzhkov ranks 71. Before him are Franco Columbu, Raymond Poulidor, Paul Greengard, Danny Aiello, Rosamunde Pilcher, and Isabel Sarli. After him are Alicia Alonso, Owen Garriott, Claudine Auger, César Pelli, Michael Atiyah, and Sibghatullah Mojaddedi.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Yury Luzhkov ranks 411 out of 3,761. Before him are Mikhail Chigorin (1850), Basil Fool for Christ (1468), Viktor Kulikov (1921), Mikhail Vrubel (1856), Ivan Serov (1905), and Alexander Yegorov (1883). After him are Aleksandr Akimov (1953), Alexey Ekimov (1945), Alexander Griboyedov (1795), Dmitry Pozharsky (1577), Gavrila Derzhavin (1743), and Rasul Gamzatov (1923).

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Among POLITICIANS In Russia

Among politicians born in Russia, Yury Luzhkov ranks 126. Before him are Anatoly Sobchak (1937), Catherine Pavlovna of Russia (1788), Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1831), Lydia Litvyak (1921), Vladimir Kryuchkov (1924), and Ivan Serov (1905). After him are Vsevolod the Big Nest (1154), Lauri Kristian Relander (1883), Princess Louise of Prussia (1808), Yakov Yurovsky (1878), Helena of Moscow (1476), and Yevgeny Mravinsky (1903).

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