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Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky (Russian: Михаил Борисович Ходорковский, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil xədɐrˈkofskʲɪj]; born 26 June 1963), sometimes known by his initials MBK, is an exiled Russian businessman, oligarch, and opposition activist, now residing in London.
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From a young age, Khodorkovsky saw the importance of modernising Russia’s increasingly outmoded technological and scientific infrastructure; and in 1987, at the age of 24, he founded the Youth Centre for Scientific and Technical Development, to provide market research to large manufacturers and introduce them to new technologies.
Aug 17, 2021 · But it was more than that: it was about the political threat posed by Yukos’ chief, oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, to spymaster-turned-President Vladimir Putin. Powerful adversaries locked in a...
Feb 2, 2011 · Feb 02 2011. Viktor Dyatlikovich. Alexander Tsygankov. Russkiy Reporter. Dmitry Velikovsky. Follow Russia Beyond on Facebook. Although the saga of Mikhail Khodorkovsky continues to unfold, it...
Dec 27, 2014 · This article is more than 9 years old. Mikhail Khodorkovsky on life after prison and Russia after Putin. The last time Khodorkovsky dabbled in politics, he spent the next 10 years in prison....
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Jan 5, 2015 · Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a former oil tycoon who got rich in the post-Soviet legal vacuum, makes an unlikely democracy activist. Photograph by Davide Monteleone / VII. It has been a year since the...
Jeff Cunningham: As a young boy, you were a leader in the Communist Youth League. How did you become a great capitalist? Mikhail Khodorkovsky: You need to understand the times we were in. When I was growing up in the Soviet Union, the Communist Youth League was an ordinary part of everyday life.