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The Financial Times Sunday 14 November, 2010

Judge to begin verdict in Khodorkovsky case

When Viktor Danilkin delivers his verdict on the trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, his words will be examined for signs of freedom wafting into the Russian legal system.

The Financial Times Friday 24 October, 2008

Close to the wind: Russia’s oligarchs

Oleg Deripaska had reason to be in ebullient form as the sun washed the grey steel hull and white aluminium superstructure of his yacht.

The New York Times Friday 27 June, 2008

Russian Politicians See Russophobia in Arcelor's Decision to Go With Mittal Steel

Aleksei Mordashov lost the battle for Arcelor for one reason, Russian politicians say: Russophobia.

The Wall Street Journal Wednesday 11 June, 2008

Secretive Associate of Putin Emerges As Czar of Russian Oil Trading

Gennady Timchenko, the world's biggest independent trader of Russian oil, says he's too busy to see Vladimir Putin.

The Financial Times Thursday 20 December, 2007

The man who wants to buy back Russia

Oleg Shvartsman, a fund manager, claims he is a hero of Russia's new times.

The Financial Times Saturday 8 December, 2007

The resourceful oligarch

When Roman Abramovich invested in Highland Gold this week the interesting thing was not the deal's size.

The Financial Times Wednesday 29 August, 2007

Russian oil tycoon missing as arrest is ordered

A Moscow court sanctioned the arrest yesterday of Mikhail Gutseriyev, the beleaguered owner of the oil company Russneft.

The Financial Times Monday 20 August, 2007

Nest of deals triggers ownership questions

The mystery surrounding the buyer of Yukos's last big asset last week brought the curtain down with a final bizarre flourish.

The New York Times Tuesday 10 July, 2007

Russian court hands victory to PricewaterhouseCoopers in tax evasion case

A Russian appeals court on Tuesday ordered a new round of hearings into charges against PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The Financial Times Monday 2 July, 2007

Rosneft buys Yukos’s Moscow HQ

State-run Rosneft said on Monday it had acquired Yukos's Moscow headquarters and other assets for an undisclosed amount.

The Financial Times Monday 25 June, 2007

Yukos chiefs lied to us, claims PwC

PwC is claiming the management of the now bankrupt Yukos oil group lied about related party transactions via its main oil trading companies.

The Financial Times Friday 18 May, 2007

Mystery of Yukos auction winner

A mystery bidder called Monte Valle won a fourth auction for assets belonging to the bankrupt Yukos oil group.

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