Moscow'snew Clothes

摘要

Under the administration of Sergei Sobyanin, the third Mayor of Moscow since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Russian capital has gone through a drastic transformation of its urbanism. In recent years, the inner city was rebuilt and turned into to what seems to be a contemporary city at its best - a city for people. But the appearances are deceiving. The Muscovites are paying a high price for a more liveable urban environment: As the city's public space has lost its political relevance, the citizens have further forfeited their political rights and influence.