He was the head of architecture and construction, as well as the acting mayor after Yury Luzhkov's dismissal in September 2010.

[3] Soon after he joined the ruling United Russia party and was considered possible candidate for mayoralty.

[4] Resin kept his position of first deputy mayor for more than a year after Luzhkov's dismissal.

In the 8th convocation of Russia's lower house Resin is the oldest member.

[5] Resin has a penchant for expensive wristwatches the most expensive recognized by experts as Swiss-made DeWitt, La Pressy Grande Complication, costing more than $1 million.