Vladimir Iosifovich Resin (born 21 February 1936) is a Russian politician and long-time municipal official associated with the administration of Moscow. His name appears in multiple languages and forms, including entries in Belarusian and Russian sources. Resin is widely known for serving as first deputy to Mayor Yury Luzhkov for many years and for briefly serving as acting mayor after Luzhkov's removal in 2010. He is regularly described in contemporary accounts as a career administrator and a specialist in municipal management and construction.
Overview
Resin's background is characteristic of senior Soviet and post‑Soviet municipal officials: technical education and long service within city institutions. He has been identified in public records and profiles as a senior figure responsible for parts of the city's capital works and infrastructure programs; official biographical summaries and contemporary news profiles provide further context for his roles and responsibilities (official profile). Resin's professional reputation centers on administration rather than electoral politics.
Career and responsibilities
During his tenure as first deputy mayor, Resin oversaw departments concerned with construction, municipal services, maintenance of public assets and large development projects. In that capacity he coordinated with city departments, construction agencies and utilities, and acted as a key link between the mayor's office and the technical apparatus that executed urban projects. His work involved planning, regulatory oversight and management of municipal property.
Acting mayoralty (2010)
On 28 September 2010, following the dismissal of Mayor Luzhkov, the then president appointed Resin as acting mayor to ensure continuity of municipal administration; the appointment was announced by the presidential administration and reported in national media, including statements by Dmitry Medvedev. Resin served in an interim capacity while arrangements were made for a permanent successor and for an orderly transfer of authority. Observers noted that his appointment emphasized administrative stability during a politically sensitive transition.
Public image and legacy
Resin is generally portrayed as a pragmatic, managerial official whose influence derives from long institutional experience rather than public campaigning. He is associated with the organizational side of urban governance—project delivery, maintenance and municipal services—and is cited in discussions of Moscow's urban development during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. For more detailed contemporary accounts and language-specific summaries see the linked resources and official documents (profile and reports).
Further reading and archival material are available through municipal records and retrospective news coverage that reference Resin's roles and decisions during his years in senior city government. These sources can give a fuller sense of his administrative style and the institutional context in which he worked.