Moscow under Construction

This book examines the growth of place-based opposition to destructive redevelopment practices in Moscow and the consequent changes in the city’s governance regime. The citizen groups analyzed in this study have struggled to defend specific places of value to communities and, in the process, have built up civil society and advanced democratization.

Robert Argenbright is associate professor (lecturer) of geography at the University of Utah.

Chapter 1: City-Making Chapter 2: Two Transitions Chapter 3: Malyi Kozikhinskii Case Study Chapter 4: City Defenders vs. Luzhkov's Machine Chapter 5: City-Builders vs. City-Defenders in the First Decade of the New Century Chapter 6: Accommodation of Purposes Chapter 7: "Leave Us in Peace!" Conclusion: Moscow Citizens in a Changing Context