1 of 6 Population: 410,414 Mayor: Yevgeny Teftelev Interesting fact: Magnitogorsk was a closed city off-limits to foreigners from 1937 to perestroika. Founded in 1929 as a settlement for construction workers who were building MMK. Helpful contacts: Mayor Yevgeny Teftelev (+7 3519-28-84-55; magnitog.ru); Yana Kovalenko, head of City Hall’s strategic development and investment projects department […]