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In Moscow's Shadows 93: Oligarchs and Judges

In Moscow's Shadows

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Putin and the Oligarchs - It Doesn't Matter How Rich You Are

Mikhail Khodokovsky's 2003 arrest and conviction was a palpable signal to the oligarchs that no times have changed. The putty garks are people who very much have risen during the Putin era because of their relationship with the monarch. And then there're genuine business people, not necessarily the old oligarchs of the 90s. They're certainly not Putin cronies of the naughts and the teens.

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