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Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Mikhail Khodorkovsky is the former CEO of Yukos Oil Company, a former Russian political prisoner, and the author of How to Slay a Dragon: Building a New Russia After Putin.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his confidants ahead of the upcoming presidential election in Moscow on Jan. 31.

It’s Time to Declare Putin an Illegitimate Leader

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Aliona Hlivco, Mikhail Khodorkovsky

February 22, 2024, 4:00 AM

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