 By the end of her governor service, Matviyenko more eagerly engaged in dialogue with the groups of the so-called "gradozaschitniki" ("градозащитники", "city-defenders").A number of controversial projects eventually were cancelled or modified.Notably, after an extensive public protest campaign, which lasted several years, and after the personal involvement of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, the Okhta Center was relocated from Okhta to Lakhta suburb.