Governor Out After Worm Scandal

Tver Governor Dmitry Zelenin, who angered the Kremlin last fall for complaining online about finding a worm in his salad at a presidential reception, lost his post Thursday. A brief statement on the Kremlin’s web site said Zelenin had resigned voluntarily and would be replaced by his deputy Andrei Shevelyov, 40, a former paratrooper who fought in Chechnya. Neither the Kremlin nor Zelenin elaborated on what prompted the millionaire […]