Commentary & Opinion
Piontkovsky: Khodorkovsky will Stay in Prison Until Putin Leaves the Kremlin
Andrey Piontkovsky, a prominent Russian political writer and analyst, commented on Khodorkovsky and Lebedev’s trial.
Khodorkovsky: Political Prisoner, Former Oligarch & Politician
A Levada Opinion Center expert shares reflections of Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s image.
YUKOS Scam: “Legal nihilism par excellence”
In a comment for The Moscow Times, Michael Bohm writes on the YUKOS Affair and Putin’s 180 degree PR spin on what his economic advisor called “the Biggest Scam of the Year”.
Oligarch Bidding for “The Independent” Gets Huge Cash Injection from Putin
Alexander Lebedev, the Russian billionaire bidding to buy the UK’s Independent newspaper, is poised to gain a massive cash injection from the Kremlin in a deal personally sanctioned by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Kremlin Takes its Revenge on the Oligarchs
In a comment for The Independent, Shaun Walker writes that Mikhail Khodorkovsky's second criminal trial has already lasted nearly a year. But his real “crime” is to have crossed Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.