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{{family name hatnote|Mikhaylovich|Luzhkov|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Yury Luzhkov
| name = Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov<br />{{small|Ю́рий Миха́йлович Лужко́в }}
| image = Yuri Luzhkov (2016-09-22) (cropped) (2).jpg
| caption = Luzhkov in 2016
| office = 2nd [[Mayor of Moscow]]
| term_start = 6 June 1992
| term_end = 28 September 2010
| predecessor = [[Gavriil Kharitonovich Popov|Gavriil Popov]]
| successor = [[Vladimir Resin]] <small>(acting)</small><br> [[Sergey Sobyanin]]
| office2 = [[Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union|Deputy Chairman]] of the [[Committee on the Operational Management of the Soviet Economy]]
| term_start2 = 24 August 1991
| term_end2 = 29 October 1991
| premier2 = [[Ivan Silayev]]
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| birth_name = Yury Mikhaylovich Luzhkov
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1936|09|21}}
| birth_place = = [[Moscow]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2019|12|10|1936|09|21}}
| death_place = [[Munich]], Germany
| resting_place = [[Novodevichy Cemetery]]
| party = [[CPSU]] (1968–1991)<br />[[Fatherland – All Russia|Fatherland]] (1998–2001)<br /> [[United Russia]] (2001–2010)<ref>[http://www.aif.ru/politic/news/68467 Юрий Лужков покинул «Единую Россию» (Yury Luzhkov left United Russia)]. ''[[Arguments and Facts]]''</ref>
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Marina Bashilova|1958|1989|end = died}}<br
* />{{marriage|[[Yelena Baturina]]|1991}}
| relations =
| children = 4
| residence =
| alma_mater = [[Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas|Gubkin Moscow Petrochemical & Gas Industry Institute]]
| occupation =
| signature = Signature of Yury Luzhkov.png
| website =
| awards = [[File:Orden for Service I.png|70 px|link=Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"]] <br> [[File:Orden for Service II.png|60 px|link=Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"]] [[File:Orden for Service III.png|60 px|link=Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"]] [[File:Orden for Service IV.png|40 px|link=Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"]] <br>[[File:Order of War Merit ribbon.png|40 px|link=Order of Military Merit (Russia)]] [[File:Orden of Honour.png|40 px|link=Order of Honour (Russian Federation)]] [[File:Order of Lenin ribbon bar.png|40 px|link=Order of Lenin]] [[File:Orderredbannerlabor rib.png|40 px|link=Order of the Red Banner of Labour]] <br> [[File:Ribbon Medal For the Defence of Free Russia.png|40 px|link=Medal Defender of a Free Russia]] [[File:Ribbon Medal 850 Mosow.png|40 px|link=Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"]] [[File:Ribbon Medal 300 years Saint-Petersburg.png|40 px|link=Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg"]] [[File:CombatCooperationRibbon.jpg|40 px|link=Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms"]] <br> [[File:Ribbon bar of order of St. Mesrop Mashtoc.png|40 px|link=Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots]] [[File:For the contribution to agriculture development rib.png|40 px|link=:ru:Медаль «За вклад в развитие агропромышленного комплекса»]] [[File:OrdenPolStar.png|40 px|link=:ru:Орден Полярной Звезды (Монголия)]] [[File:Medal Kony rib.png|40 px|link=:ru:Медаль Анатолия Кони]] <br> [[File:Order francysk skaryna rib.png|40 px|link=Order of Francysk Skaryna]] [[File:Medal of Francis Skorina rib.png|40 px|link=:ru:Медаль Франциска Скорины]] [[File:Medal50Celina.png|40 px|link=:ru:Медаль «50 лет Целине»]] [[File:MedalAstana.png|40 px|link=:ru:Медаль «Астана»]] <br>[[File:За заслуги перед Калининградской областью.png|40 px|link=:ru:Орден «За заслуги перед Калининградской областью»]] [[File:ZaZaslperStavKr rib.png|40 px|link=:ru:Медаль «За заслуги перед Ставропольским краем»]] [[File:Орден Республики Тыва (лента).png|40 px|link=:ru:Орден Республики Тыва]] <br> [[File:By-order friendship of nations rib.png|40 px|link=:ru:Орден Дружбы народов (Белоруссия)]] [[File:Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 4th and 5th Class of Ukraine.png|50 px|link=Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise]] <br> [[File:Order of the Cedar - Knight (Lebanon) Ribbon.png|50 px|link=National Order of the Cedar]] [[File:DE-BY Der Bayerische Verdienstorden BAR.png|50 px|link=Bavarian Order of Merit]] <br> [[File:Medal State Prize Soviet Union.png|20 px|link=USSR State Prize]] [[File:RusStatePrize.jpg|30 px|link=State Prize of the Russian Federation]]
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'''Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov''' ({{lang-rus|Ю́рий Миха́йлович Лужко́в|p=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 Kharitonovich Popov|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. 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]].<ref name="bbc_fired"/> On 28 September 2010, Luzhkov was fired from his post by a [[Decree of the President of Russia|decree]] issued by then-[[President of Russia|President]] [[Dmitry Medvedev]].<ref name="ukaz2010">[http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?1;1299020 Указ о досрочном прекращении полномочий мэра Москвы] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008054411/http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?1%3B1299020 |date=8 October 2010 }}</ref>
| children = 4
| residence =
| alma_mater = [[Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas|Gubkin Moscow Petrochemical & Gas Industry Institute]]
| occupation =
| signature = Yuri Luzhkov's signature.svg
| website =
| awards = [[File:Orden for Service I.png|70 px|link=Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"]] <br> [[File:Orden for Service II.png|60 px|link=Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"]] [[File:Orden for Service III.png|60 px|link=Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"]] [[File:Orden for Service IV.png|40 px|link=Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"]] <br>[[File:Order of War Merit ribbon.png|40 px|link=Order of Military Merit (Russia)]] [[File:Orden of Honour.png|40 px|link=Order of Honour (Russian Federation)]] [[File:Order of Lenin ribbon bar.png|40 px|link=Order of Lenin]] [[File:Orderredbannerlabor rib.png|40 px|link=Order of the Red Banner of Labour]] <br> [[File:Ribbon Medal For the Defence of Free Russia.png|40 px|link=Medal Defender of a Free Russia]] [[File:Ribbon Medal 850 Mosow.png|40 px|link=Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"]] [[File:Ribbon Medal 300 years Saint-Petersburg.png|40 px|link=Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg"]] [[File:CombatCooperationRibbon.jpg|40 px|link=Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms"]] <br> [[File:Ribbon bar of order of St. Mesrop Mashtoc.png|40 px|link=Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots]] [[File:For the contribution to agriculture development rib.png|40 px|link=:ru:Медаль «За вклад в развитие агропромышленного комплекса»]] [[File:OrdenPolStar.png|40 px|link=:ru:Орден Полярной Звезды (Монголия)]] [[File:Medal Kony rib.png|40 px|link=:ru:Медаль Анатолия Кони]] <br> [[File:Order francysk skaryna rib.png|40 px|link=Order of Francysk Skaryna]] [[File:Medal of Francis Skorina rib.png|40 px|link=:ru:Медаль Франциска Скорины]] [[File:Medal50Celina.png|40 px|link=:ru:Медаль «50 лет Целине»]] [[File:MedalAstana.png|40 px|link=:ru:Медаль «Астана»]] <br>[[File:За заслуги перед Калининградской областью.png|40 px|link=:ru:Орден «За заслуги перед Калининградской областью»]] [[File:ZaZaslperStavKr rib.png|40 px|link=:ru:Медаль «За заслуги перед Ставропольским краем»]] [[File:Орден Республики Тыва (лента).png|40 px|link=:ru:Орден Республики Тыва]] <br> [[File:By-order friendship of nations rib.png|40 px|link=:ru:Орден Дружбы народов (Белоруссия)]] [[File:Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 4th and 5th Class of Ukraine.png|50 px|link=Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise]] <br> [[File:Order of the Cedar - Knight (Lebanon) Ribbon.png|50 px|link=National Order of the Cedar]] [[File:DE-BY Der Bayerische Verdienstorden BAR.png|50 px|link=Bavarian Order of Merit]] <br> [[File:Medal State Prize Soviet Union.png|20 px|link=USSR State Prize]] [[File:RusStatePrize.jpg|30 px|link=State Prize of the Russian Federation]]
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| native_name = {{nobold|Юрий Лужков}}
| native_name_lang = ru
}}
'''Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov''' ({{lang-rus|Ю́рийЮрий Миха́йловичМихайлович Лужко́вЛужков|p=ˈjʉrʲɪj mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ lʊˈʂkof}}; 21 September 1936 – 10 December 2019) was a Russian[[Russia]]n politician who served as [[mayor of Moscow]] from 1992 to 2010. Before the election of [[Gavriil Kharitonovich Popov|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. 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]].<ref name="bbc_fired"/> On 28 September 2010, Luzhkov was fired from his post by a [[Decree of the President of Russia|decree]] issued by then-[[President of Russia|President]] [[Dmitry Medvedev]].<ref name="ukaz2010">[http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?1;1299020 Указ о досрочном прекращении полномочий мэра Москвы] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008054411/http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?1%3B1299020 |date=8 October 2010 }}</ref>
 
==Early life==
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==Mayoral career==
[[File:Victory Day Parade 2005-31.jpg|thumb|right|Luzhkov with [[Vladimir Putin]] and [[Jacques Chirac]], 9 May 2005]]
 
In April 1990, the new chairman of the Moscow City Council, Gavriil Popov, on the recommendation of Boris Yeltsin,<ref name="temadnya">[http://www.temadnya.ru/spravka/22dec2000/75.html Биография Юрия Лужкова: история конфликтов] // «Тема дня», 22.12. December 2000</ref> nominated Luzhkov for the post of chairman of the Mosgorispolkom.<ref name="temadnya" /><ref>Глеб Черкасов. [https://www.gazeta.ru/comments/2005/08/09_a_349271.shtml Лужков в дверях]. — Газета.Ru, 10.08. August 2005</ref>
 
Following the [[1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt|August coup]] Luzhkov was appointed on 24 August 24, 1991, without leaving the post of vice-mayor of Moscow, one of three deputy heads of the [[Silayev's Government|Committee on the Operational Management of the Soviet economy]],<ref>[http://www.libussr.ru/doc_ussr/usr_19391.htm Указ Президента СССР от 24.08.1991 N УП-2461 "О Кабинете Министров СССР"]</ref> which was created to replace the [[Cabinet of Ministers (Soviet Union)|Cabinet of Ministers]], which had supported the coup, and became the last government of the Soviet Union.<ref>[http://base.garant.ru/6334609/ Постановление Верховного Совета СССР от 28 августа 1991 г. № 2367-I «О недоверии Кабинету Министров СССР»]</ref> He was responsible for questions related to the agro-industrial complex, trade, foreign economic relations and the social sphere.<ref name="temadnya" /> 2Two months later it became known that Luzhkov left the committee due to employment as vice mayor.<ref>Николай Попов. [https://yeltsin.ru/uploads/upload/newspaper/1991/nzv10_29_91/index.html Вице-мэр ушёл из высших сфер без сожаления]. — Независимая газета, 29.10. October 1991. — № 134; с. 6</ref>
 
=== Architecture ===
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===Popularity===
In April 2001, 63% of Moscow residents had 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.<ref name="rp_lastman">{{cite web|url=http://www.russiaprofile.org/page.php?pageid=Politics&articleid=a1284487040|title=Last Man Standing|publisher=Russia Profile|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005201044/http://www.russiaprofile.org/page.php?pageid=Politics&articleid=a1284487040|archive-date=5 October 2010}}</ref>
 
===Allegations of corruption===
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]].<ref>Moscow Mayor Wins Another Libel Suit'', Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty, 1 December 2009; http://www.rferl.org/content/Moscow_Mayor_Wins_Another_Libel_Suit/1892202.html</ref>
 
Despite 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 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."<ref>Baturina vs. Nemtsov. End of the epic'', Echo of Moscow, http://www.echo.msk.ru/blog/nemtsov_boris/757611-echo</ref>
 
===Dismissal===
Luzhkov was dismissed by President Medvedev on 28 September 2010, after returning from a holiday in [[Austria]], citing "loss of trust", a traditional Russian legal formula for dishonorable dismissal.<ref name="BBC1 2">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11424183 |title=''Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov sacked by President Medvedev'', BBC |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=13 September 2010 |access-date=28 September 2010}}</ref> In recent years, the Kremlin had consistently been replacing old regional heads, elected during [[Boris Yeltsin]]'s time, with younger candidates. Pundits had been predicting Luzhkov's imminent ousting for years.<ref name="rp_lastman"/> The September 2010 dismissal followed weeks of speculation regarding Luzhkov's position, caused by his questioning of Medvedev's leadership.<ref name="BBC1 2"/> Government-controlled television channels had run programs criticizing Luzhkov's handling of the [[2010 Russian wildfires|2010 summer peat fires]] and accused him and his wife of corruption.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/sep/28/russian-president-sacks-moscow-mayor ''Russian president sacks Moscow mayor''], Guardian</ref> Some observers have seen this as being part of a struggle between Medvedev and then-Prime Minister Putin.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/8029415/Dmitry-Medvedev-sacks-Moscow-mayor-to-show-he-not-Vladimir-Putin-is-in-charge-of-Russia.html ''Dmitry Medvedev sacks Moscow mayor to show he, not Vladimir Putin, is in charge of Russia''], Telegraph</ref> Luzhkov officially declared that he had left the [[United Russia]] party.<ref>[http://kp.ru/online/news/747413/ Мэрия: Лужков официально вышел из рядов "Единой России"]. [[Komsomolskaya Pravda]] (23 March 2010). Retrieved on 2010-09-29 September 2010. (in Russian)</ref> Luzhkov had sent a letter to the President on 27 September criticizing Medvedev's policy and his administration's actions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newtimes.ru/articles/detail/28111|title=Юрий Лужков — Президенту Российской Федерации Дмитрию Медведеву|website=newtimes.ru|access-date=8 February 2019}}</ref> According to the President's press-secretary Medvedev read the letter after the decision had been made but it would not have affected that decision in any case.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-11433914|title=Sacked Moscow mayor 'may appeal'|work=BBC News|date=29 September 2010|access-date=8 February 2019}}</ref>
 
==Post-mayoral activities==
In November 2010 Luzhkov gave an interview to the Telegraph newspaper stating that he was sending his daughters to study in [[London]] "to protect them from possible persecution". He said that a house had been bought in the West of the city for them. He and his wife intended to visit them regularly.<ref name=Tel1>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/8114663/Former-Moscow-mayor-Yuri-Luzhkov-I-fear-for-my-family.html ''Former Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov: 'I fear for my family'''], Telegraph</ref> Luzhkov also claimed that the Russian authorities were planning to break up his wife's business empire and that the couple would fight the attempt: "We will not give up. My wife will battle for her business and for her honour and self-worth. That is for sure."<ref name=Tel1/>
 
On 1 October 2010 Luzhkov was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Management of major cities of the International University in Moscow.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lenta.ru/news/2010/10/05/newwork/ |title=Юрий Лужков приступил к новой работе |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804084351/http://www.lenta.ru/news/2010/10/05/newwork/ |archive-date=4 August 2012 |access-date=5 October 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://echo.msk.ru/news/714844-echo.html|title=Юрий Лужков сдал должностной знак мэра Москвы, выполненный из серебра с позолотой и полудрагоценными камнями|website=Эхо Москвы|access-date=8 February 2019}}</ref>
 
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".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://echo.msk.ru/news/1842714-echo.html|title=Экс-мэр Москвы Юрий Лужков награждён орденом "За заслуги перед Отчеством" IV степени|website=Эхо Москвы|access-date=8 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ria.ru/20160921/1477554741.html|title=Путин наградил Лужкова орденом "За заслуги перед Отечеством" IV степени|date=21 September 2016|website=РИА Новости|access-date=8 February 2019}}</ref>
 
In 2010, Luzhkov became head of Veedern, 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov about his agricultural business |url=http://upakovano.ru/news-en/517087 |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=upakovano.ru}}</ref>
 
The farm employed more than 100 locals, offered highly competitive wages and social support. Luzhkov claimed that his main goal as 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ООО "ЧАСТНЫЙ КОННЫЙ ЗАВОД ВЕЕДЕРН", Озерск, проверка по ИНН 3921999222 |url=https://www.audit-it.ru/contragent/1073914000830_ooo-chastnyy-konnyy-zavod-veedern |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=www.audit-it.ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Yury Luzhkov |url=https://timenote.info/en/Yury-Luzhkov |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=timenote.info |language=en}}</ref>
 
==In Russia's politics==
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[[File:Primakov-luzhkov-putin.jpg|thumb|right|Luzhkov with Primakov and Putin in 2002]]
However, Luzhkov's fortunes turned when [[Boris Yeltsin]] appointed [[Vladimir Putin]] as [[Prime Minister of Russia|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. TheSupporters hard-foughtof autumnthe 1999 Duma campaign ended with Otechestvo-Vsya Rossiya only in 3rd place.prime Compromisingminister, Luzhkov and his party accepted integrationintegrated with the pro-Putin [[Unity (Russian political party)|Unity party]] into the single [[United Russia]] following the autumn 1999 Duma campaign, and supportedendorsed Putin in the [[2000 Russian presidential election|2000 presidential elections]], which he won easily. ThoughLuzhkov stillremained a co-chairman of United Russia, after this Luzhkov became less active in federal politics.
 
==Criticism==
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===Honouring Stalin===
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 [[De-Stalinization|criticism of Stalin-period policies]]. Liberal critics expressed concern that Stalin was being rehabilitated as memories of his [[Excess mortality in the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin|"reign of terror"]] faded.<ref>[https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ic3GH4R3Gxk7svBcREjIgWOwxaHQD9EL40780]{{dead link|date=SeptemberJune 20102024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/outcry-over-stalin-posters-14740029.html#ixzz0lHXGjnxq|newspaper=Belfast Telegraph|title=Outcry over Stalin posters|date=25 March 2010}}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
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===Personal views===
Luzhkov was allegedly a devoted [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox Christian]] believer, often appearing at Christmas and Easter [[Divine Liturgy|liturgies]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/24/world/church-stalin-razed-now-draws-officials.html|title=Church Stalin Razed Now Draws Officials|lastagency=Reuters|newspaper=The New York Times|date=24 April 1995|access-date=8 February 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCTZr84duls |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/eCTZr84duls |archive-date=2021-12-21 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Presidents, Patriarchs, and Profits|date=14 February 2019 |access-date=20 June 2020|via=BBC}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He was friendly with [[Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow|Patriarch Alexy II]]. In 2005 he was given an award from the International Fund of Unity of Orthodox Christians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://moskvaimir.mos.ru/off-line/_files/6073/mim_026_eng.pdf |title=Awards Ceremony Of International Fund Of Unity Of Orthodox Peoples |access-date=28 September 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
 
Luzhkov was critical of [[homosexuality]] and issued several bans on the [[Moscow Pride|Moscow Pride parade]], organised by [[Nikolay Alexeyev]]. Gay activists accused him of [[homophobia]],<ref name=BBC1>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6310883.stm |title=''Moscow bans 'satanic' gay parade'' |work=BBC News |date=29 January 2007 |access-date=28 September 2010}}</ref> and sent their appeals to the [[European Court of Human Rights]] complaining the breach of [[Freedom of assembly|Freedom of Assembly]], which is granted in the [[European Convention on Human Rights]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Russian Gay Activists Send Their Sixth Application to the European Court of Human Rights |url=http://www.gayrussia.ru/en/news/detail.php?ID=12892 |access-date=25 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212204748/http://www.gayrussia.ru/en/news/detail.php?ID=12892 |archive-date=12 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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* [[Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots]] (Armenia)
* [[Order of the Friendship of Peoples (Belarus)]] (16 February 2005) - for his great personal contribution to strengthening economic, scientific, technological and cultural ties between Belarus and the Russian Federation [98]
* [[Order of Francysk Skaryna]] (Belarus)
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* International Leonardo Prize (1996)
* Badge of Honor (Order) "Sports Glory of Russia", 1st class ("[[Komsomolskaya Pravda]]" newspaper and the board of the Russian Olympic Committee, November 2002) - for organizing large-scale construction of sports facilities in Moscow
 
== Yury Luzhkov Foundation ==
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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 September 2020 |title=Вдова Лужкова учредила фонд развития его наследия |work=[[rambler.ru]] |url=https://news.rambler.ru/other/44919930-vdova-luzhkova-uchredila-fond-razvitiya-ego-naslediya}}</ref> The memorial work of 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.
 
=== Projects and programs ===
An award for prominent theatre management was established in the name of Yuri Luzhkov by the National Theatre Award “Crystal Turandot” and first awarded in June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=В Москве прошла юбилейная церемония вручения театральной премии "Хрустальная Турандот" {{!}} Москва.ру |url=https://mockva.ru/2021/06/20/298937.html |access-date=16 August 2023 |website=mockva.ru}}</ref> 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, 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Редактор |title=Стали известны подробности подписанных на Технофоруме соглашений |url=https://otwinta.com/2021/03/29/4713/ |access-date=16 August 2023 |website=Международный фестиваль «От Винта!» |language=ru-RU}}</ref>
 
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Научные проекты |url=https://rosnou.ru/nauka/scienceprojects/ |access-date=16 August 2023 |website=rosnou.ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=России |first=Компании |date=6 December 2021 |title=Стипендиальную программу в РГУ нефти и газа им. Губкина запустил Фонд Юрия Лужкова |url=https://ufirms.ru/news/stipendialnuyu-programmu-v-rgu-nefti.html |access-date=16 August 2023 |website=Бизнес журнал |language=ru-RU}}</ref>
 
The foundation 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 September 2023 |title=Фонд Юрия Лужкова – один из активных партнеров образовательной акции «Всероссийский экономический диктант» |url=https://finance.rambler.ru/markets/51400253-fond-yuriya-luzhkova-odin-iz-aktivnyh-partnerov-obrazovatelnoy-aktsii-vserossiyskiy-ekonomicheskiy-diktant/ |access-date=6 February 2024 |website=Рамблер/финансы |language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=25 December 2014 |title=Фонд Юрия Лужкова продолжает партнерскую деятельность с Вольным экономическим обществом |url=https://www.gosnews.ru/press_relize/culture/fond_yuriya_luzhkova_prodolzhaet_partnerskuyu_deyatelnost_s_volnym_ekonomicheskim_obshchestvom |access-date=6 February 2024 |website=www.gosnews.ru}}</ref>
 
Together with the Moscow Sports Department and the Russian and Moscow Tennis Federations, the Foundation holds the annual all-Russian youth competition “Tennis Tournament in Memory of Yury Luzhkov."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Турнир памяти Юрия Лужкова - новости ФТР |url=https://tennis-russia.ru/novosti/turnir-pamyati-yuriya-luzhkova/ |access-date=6 February 2024 |website=tennis-russia.ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=рубеж |first=Русский |date=28 August 2023 |title=«Теннисный турнир памяти Ю. М. Лужкова» пройдет в Москве в начале сентября |url=https://euvoice.ru/12258/ |access-date=6 February 2024 |website=Русский рубеж |language=ru-RU}}</ref>
 
Other sports events supported by the foundation include the annual summer Moscow festival of street sports The BOWL<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 December 2014 |title=Участников спортивного фестиваля The BOWL наградил Фонд Юрия Лужкова |url=https://www.gosnews.ru/news/obshchestvo/uchastnikov_sportivnogo_festivalya_the_bowl_nagradil_fond_yuriya_luzhkova |access-date=6 February 2024 |website=www.gosnews.ru}}</ref> and an amateur tennis tournament “Leather Cap”.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Редакция |date=24 November 2023 |title=На теннисном турнире «Кожаная Кепка» соберутся почитатели и друзья Юрия Лужкова |url=http://sminews.ru/44253 |access-date=6 February 2024 |website=SMINEWS |language=ru-RU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=press |date=24 November 2023 |title=Очередной теннисный турнир «Кожаная Кепка» в память о Юрии Лужкове состоится в Москве |url=https://ufirms.ru/society/ocherednoj-tennisnyj-turnir-kozhanaya-kepka-v-pamyat-o-yurii-luzhkove-sostoitsya-v-moskve.html |access-date=6 February 2024 |website=Бизнес журнал |language=ru-RU}}</ref>
 
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 the Foundation are intended for unimpeded and free use by the general public.
 
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