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The Times Wednesday 14 August, 2013

Big parties face crisis as support bases evaporate

The future of Labour and the Conservatives as mass-membership political parties is increasingly unclear.

The Telegraph Tuesday 13 August, 2013

Wind farm firm that won £4.5m is a major donor to Tories

Offshore Group Newcastle will be given money from the Business Department’s Regional Growth Fund.

The Financial Times Saturday 23 March, 2013

Exiled oligarch Berezovsky found dead

Boris Berezovsky, the exiled Russian tycoon once known as the "Godfather of the Kremlin", has been found dead at his home in the UK.

The Times Saturday 11 February, 2012

The oligarch who stood up to Putin

Once Russia’s richest man, Mikhail Khodorkovsky has now spent nine years in jail. But is it all part of a grand plan to oust Putin?

The Financial Times Tuesday 20 September, 2011

European court faults Russia over Yukos

The European Court of Human Rights has criticised Russia over its handling of the back-tax claims that led to the break-up of Yukos.

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.

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