Monthly Archives: November 2010
“I am ashamed for my country”
Today, Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky delivered his final statement in a crowded Moscow courtroom (where the prosecutor earlier delivered his statement, attributing it to “the court”). In lieu of a post, I wanted to reprint Khodorkovsky’s full statement, in English. I … Continue reading
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Tagged mbk, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Platon Lebedev, verdict, Vladimir Putin, Yukos
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One TRILLION rubles
Last week, Transparency International released its annual Corruption Perception Index. Despite President Medvedev’s long battle against corruption, Russia has slipped down the greasy pole of corruption rankings once again to finish the year at 154th out of 178. (Last year, … Continue reading
