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    Could an Exiled Russian Oligarch Be Planning a Revolution?

    Mikhail Khodorkovsky was once the richest oligarch in all Russia, but running afoul of Vladimir Putin cost him the Yukos Oil Company — and 10 years in prison.  Now, he's trying to start a revolution from exile. Julia Ioffe is a Russian-America journalist and well-regarded critic of Vladimir Putin.

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    By Warren Olney • Jan 5, 2015 • 1 min read

    Mikhail Khodorkovsky was once the richest oligarch in all Russia, but running afoul of Vladimir Putin cost him the Yukos Oil Company — and 10 years in prison. Now, he's trying to start a revolution from exile. Julia Ioffe is a Russian-America journalist and well-regarded critic of Vladimir Putin. Next week's issue of the New Yorker magazine features her extensive interview with Khodorkovsy who now lives in Switzerland.

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    3. 43:31Could an Exiled Russian Oligarch Be Planning a Revolution? You’re reading this
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