Vladimir Putin brushed off complaints of election fixing during his annual televised live chat with the nation on Thursday , but behind the scenes his lieutenants are anxiously plotting how to quell rising discontent. Putin claimed during the phone-athon that he was “cheered” by the sight of tens of thousands of Russians flooding on to [...]
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December 16, 2011
December 16, 2011
Putin Challenger Vows To Pardon Khodorkovsky
The Russian billionaire who this week announced his challenge to Vladimir Putin for Russia’s upcoming presidential election says his first move, if elected, would be to pardon jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Mikhail Prokhorov, a metals magnate estimated to be worth some $18 billion, announced this week that he would seek the presidency in March. Khodorkovsky, [...]
December 14, 2011
Meet Mikhail Prokhorov
The surprise candidate in the 2012 Russian presidential election is a billionaire businessman and, judging by these images, every bit as keen on sport as his rival Vladimir Putin – from skiing to basketball
December 12, 2011
‘Prokhorov seeks to articulate the democratic mood’
Mikhail Prokhorov’s decision to run in next year’s presidential election may signal a new era of political pluralism in Russia. And while the billionaire’s shot at victory is uncertain, experts say the Russian electorate will win out come March When billionaire entrepreneur and New Jersey Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov was elected to head the Right [...]
December 12, 2011
Russian billionaire challenges Putin for Kremlin
Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov announced on Monday that he would challenge Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the upcoming presidential elections next March. In order to register, Prokhorov needs either to be nominated by any of the existing seven registered political parties or needs to collect 2 million signatures in support of his bid. The billionaire [...]
December 8, 2011
Prokhorov sees no alternative to Putin, urges ruling party reform
Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov said in his blog he saw no alternative to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as president but called for an overhaul of the premier’s United Russia party. Putin, who is a candidate in presidential elections next March, has seen his popularity decline due to allegations of vote fraud in December 4 parliamentary [...]
December 2, 2011
Kennedy Center to turn Russian
Some gifts require imagination, others – an explanation. Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin has given… a $5 million gift to Washington’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to mark its 40th anniversary. The biggest shareholder in the world’s largest nickel producer Norilsk Nickel, and founder of Interros Company, Potanin’s foundation will support the Center’s programming and [...]
November 30, 2011
Moscow court sanctions arrest of Luzhkov’s brother-in-law
A Moscow court sanctioned on Wednesday the arrest of Viktor Baturin, the brother-in-law of former Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov, on charges of attempted fraud. Baturin, who is already serving a suspended sentence, was detained in the Russian capital on Monday. Investigators claim he demanded payment of 10.8 million rubles ($344,000) from his billionaire sister’s company [...]
November 29, 2011
Luzhkov’s brother-in-law charged with fraud
Russian businessman Viktor Baturin, the brother-in-law of former Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov, was charged with attempted fraud on Tuesday, a police spokesman said. Baturin was detained in Moscow on Monday. Investigators said he demanded payment of 10.8 million rubles ($344,000) from his billionaire sister’s company Inteko under a fake promissory note. “The suspect said he [...]
November 26, 2011
October 30, 2011
Sexy images of La Dolce Vita
German billionaire Gunter Sachs made his name as a photographer, playboy and prolific art collector. A selection of photographs by the versatile personality has opened at the FotoLoft gallery at Moscow’s Winzavod. The man who was once married to Brigitte Bardot, then the world’s most desired woman, created photo-masterpieces of unbeaten quality at a time [...]
October 12, 2011
October 7, 2011
October 5, 2011
Right Cause party pledges to return $21 mln in donations
Russia’s Right Cause party will return almost 650 million rubles ($21 million) of donations made to support its former leader Mikhail Prokhorov, the billionaire’s spokesperson said on Wednesday. Right Cause spokesman Yaroslav Volpin concurred, saying: “We will pay off everything, whatever the sum is. We don’t need money invested in the oligarch rather than the [...]