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...arrest of Khodorkovsky ultimately points to, however, is the weakness of Putin's rule: Until now, he's been brilliant at negotating between different factions, playing them off against one another. But this marks a watershed, where he's taken the most dramatic action possible against the leading oligarch...
...Deal After All The business of football is rarely clear and never simple. When Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich bought London's Chelsea, which has €112 million in debts, fans thought their club's financial problems were over. But the July 1 purchase by the 36-year-old oil oligarch, who has a personal fortune estimated at €5.3 billion, has come under scrutiny by Britain's Financial Services Authority, which is taking an interest in movements in the club's share price ahead of the €196 million purchase. The billionaire's spokesman says the investigation involves "pre- Roman...
...again ... Good luck." Namedni's demise means the end for NTV, once Russia's only private national television station. After a three-year fight, the network now finally passes into the hands of Putin allies. The house elf has got his revenge. Launched in 1993 by the then powerful oligarch Vladimir Gusinsky as the flagship of his Media-Most holding, NTV helped Boris Yeltsin win re-election in July 1996 against seemingly impossible odds, and afterward enjoyed preferential treatment. NTV anchors got easy access to Kremlin insiders. Parfyonov, 43, became a star. His documentaries on Russian and Soviet history...
...America, they are certainties." Mario Giraldo, president of Colombian foodmaker Noel, on the region's monetary woes "He was the Great Satan, the personification of evil. But after watching this film you end up just a little bit in love with him." Alexei Kazakov, Moscow movie critic, on The Oligarch, based on the life of tycoon Boris Berezovsky
...tenure is certainly a generic debate not unique to Harvard, there is always some “tenseness surrounding the fact that the future for junior faculty is uncertain,” Buell says. “If you’re senior faculty, you’re an oligarch. Junior faculty can’t know how invested to get in the department.” Regardless, Buell still claims that the English department’s junior faculty is an “upbeat group” respected by senior faculty. Kiely agrees that...