Commentary & Opinion
Rosneft Gets Bruised by Yukos
The once-small state-owned oil company Rosneft, which overnight rocketed itself into the role of a global oil player and Russia's biggest producer, has found that some problems with their tricky acquisition of Yukos assets are coming home to roost.
Russian Businessmen Sympathetic Towards Khodorkovsky and Lebedev
Boris Dubin, head analyst of the Levada Opinion Center, comments on the latest opinion poll on Russians’ attitude towards the Khodorkovsky-Lebedev trial.
Decorative Due Process and Adaptive Legal Nihilism
Legal nihilism in Russia is an adaptive animal, exemplified by the Khodorkovsky-Lebedev trial. After seven years of blatant Kremlin injustice, state prosecutors have refined their ability to hold convincing show trials.
Browder: YUKOS’ Lawyers Acquire ‘Huge Weapon’
William Browder, of Hermitage Capital Management, believes that YUKOS’ lawyers have acquired a “huge weapon” in their battle with Rosneft after the company’s lawyers obtained injunctions in the UK and US.
Neo-Soviet Russia and America
Kim Zigfield, a Russian commentator and blogger, believes that revolution is brewing in Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
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