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When Russia's Richest Man Was Jailed

When Russia's Richest Man Was Jailed

Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky was arrested in 2003

Witness History · BBC World Service

October 25, 20189m 6s

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Show Notes

When Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky was jailed in 2003, it was the start of President Putin's crackdown on the oligarchs. He shares his memories of that time with Dina Newman.

Photo: former head of Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky leaving the courtroom in Moscow, Russia, September 22, 2005. Credit: Sovfoto/UIG via Getty Images