#278 | Londongrad: Why Russian Oligarchs Fell In Love With Britain’s Capital
English Learning for Curious Minds
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The Second Aspect of English Law That Was Particularly Important to Oligarchs
Oligarchs like bramovitch had seen first hand how the fortunes of other oligarchs, other men just like them, had been taken back by the russian state. This was perhaps most vividly and grotesquely illustrated by the fate of mihail korokovski who openly challenged vladimir putin. Kurokovsky made the error of standing up to his president, and he paid the price. So the appeal of a legal system that isn't going to take your money and property from you was clear. The english system is particularly favorable to people with lots of money to pay expensive lawyers. And evidently, when it comes to writing about the behaviour of any one in
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