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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. [1]
Mikhail Khodorkovsky (born June 26, 1963, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.) is a Russian oil tycoon and, at one time, was the richest man in Russia. He was imprisoned in 2003 on charges of fraud and tax evasion.
Summary Biography. A successful businessman, Khodorkovsky was head of YUKOS, one of the world’s largest oil producers, where he established international management codes of practice, and substantially increased production.
Feb 20, 2024 · CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky was arrested at gunpoint in 2003 and spent more than a decade in prison as Yukos’ main assets were sold to a state-owned company. Yukos ultimately went bankrupt. Tuesday’s ruling by the Amsterdam Court of Appeal rejected a final ground of appeal filed by Russia alleging fraud by former shareholders.
Jul 14, 2023 · Mikhail Khodorkovsky, 60, was once the richest person in Russia. But President Vladimir Putin made an example of him in 2003, after he began taking an interest in politics and...
Oct 16, 2023 · Formerly Russia's richest man, Khodorkovsky was arrested in 2003 on fraud charges that he says were trumped up by Putin and his allies to punish his political activity, bring...
Jan 5, 2015 · Mikhail Khodorkovsky is a former oil tycoon who got rich in the post-Soviet legal vacuum. Julia Ioffe profiles Russia’s unlikely democracy activist.