In Photos: 10 Years of Sobyanin’s Moscow
Wednesday, Oct. 21 marked 10 years since Sergei Sobyanin was first voted into office by the Moscow City Duma.
Born in a remote Siberian village, Sobyanin rose through the ranks to the highest echelons of the Russian political elite throughout his career. His mayorship of Moscow has been marked by a number of ambitious projects, though they were not without their fair share of controversy. This year, he was one of the faces of Russia's response to the coronavirus as the head of the country's Covid-19 task force.
Here is a look back at his tenure through the years:
Born in a remote Siberian village, Sobyanin rose through the ranks to the highest echelons of the Russian political elite throughout his career. His mayorship of Moscow has been marked by a number of ambitious projects, though they were not without their fair share of controversy. This year, he was one of the faces of Russia's response to the coronavirus as the head of the country's Covid-19 task force.
Here is a look back at his tenure through the years:
Sobyanin replaced strongman Yury Luzhkov as Moscow's Mayor on Oct. 21, 2010.
Vladimir Rodionov / TASS
The demolition of illegally built merchant kiosks was among the mayor's most controversial modernization initiatives.
Andrei Lyubimov / Moskva News Agency
Sobyanin embarked on his first major project with the renovation of Gorky Park in 2011, transforming the park into a modern urban oasis.
Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency
He also oversaw the six-year reconstruction of the famed Soviet-era VDNKh exhibition center.
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The 2018 FIFA World Cup was an opportunity to show off Sobyanin's newly upgraded Moscow to foreign visitors.
Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency
Sobyanin pushed for the rapid expansion of public transportation routes in an attempt to solve Moscow's transport woes, adding dozens of new metro stations and a second circle line around the city.
Yevgeny Samarin / Moscow Mayor Press Service
Sidewalk pavement in most areas was replaced with stone tiles, which some would later label as "Sobyanin's tile aggression."
Kirill Zykov / Moskva News Agency
While Sobyanin's approval ratings dropped to an unprecedented low of 45% amid the pandemic, he still has three more years to recover his reputation.
Andrei Nikerichev / Moskva News Agency
