[billakay]

Unless you have more information than is in this article (I don’t closely follow Siberian politics), that isn’t the reason at all. The appointment of mayors has moved away from the locality (via elections) to the hands of the regional governors (who ARE elected). This is more than likely because of some discovery of massive corruption.

[Olog-hai]

Yep, they “found ‘corruption’”, therefore centralize. Kinda like what Obama wanted to do with local police.

[CondoleezzaProtege]

<>i This is more than likely because of some discovery of massive corruption.

So anything threatening Saint Vlad Putin's 20+ year grip on oligarchic-mafia power is 'corrupt'

...right....

[CondoleezzaProtege]

This is more than likely because of some discovery of massive corruption.

So anything threatening Saint Vlad Putin's grip is 'corrupt'

...right....