Putin's oil : the Yukos affair and the struggle for Russia / Martin Sixsmith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sixsmith, Martin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Khodorkovskiĭ, Mikhail, 1963---Trials, litigation, etc.

Khodorkovskiĭ, Mikhail.

I︠U︡KOS (Firm).

Petroleum industry and trade--Russia (Federation).

Petroleum industry and trade.

Energy policy--Russia (Federation).

Energy policy.

Businesspeople--Russia (Federation).

Businesspeople.

Rule of law--Russia (Federation).

Rule of law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; London, [England] : Continuum, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Putin's Oil is the story of Russia's energy wars and their consequences for Moscow and the world. Written by Martin Sixsmith, former BBC Moscow correspondent, Putin's Oil focuses on Mikhail Khodorkovsky, owner of Yukos, once the country's biggest oil firm and the key to Russia's economy. In October 2003, troops carrying machine guns boarded Khodorkovsky's plane on the runway of a Siberian airfield. Within hours, the richest man in Russia was hauled back to Moscow wearing handcuffs and a black canvas hood over his head. Vladimir Putin had flexed his political might and changed the political cou

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; PART: ONE; PART: TWO; PART: THREE; PART: FOUR; PART: FIVE; PART: SIX; PART: SEVEN

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4411-7988-7

1-282-87506-X

9786612875069

1-4411-5649-6

OCLC:

680036544