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“Part of the people here are interested in the same thing that Putin is interested in: Putin wants to have America as an enemy. Part of Americans want to have Russia as an enemy. It's advantageous. The other part of the people are just ordinary people. And these people project onto big objects the kind of relations that they have with small objects in their everyday lives.”

Quote by Mikhail Khodorkovsky

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Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Mikhail Khodorkovsky is a Russian businessman born on June 26, 1963. He was the founder and former CEO of Yukos Oil, one of the largest oil companies in Russia, and was once considered one of the wealthiest individuals in the country. Khodorkovsky played a significant role in Russia's privatization process but was later arrested on charges of tax evasion and money laundering. more

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