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Daniel Treisman proposed using a term "silovarch" (silovik and oligarch) for a new class of Russian oligarchs with backgrounds in Russian military and intelligence. [39] On 30 January 2018, the U.S. Treasury published a "list of oligarchs" as part of a document known as the "Putin list" which was compiled under the requirement of the CAATSA Act.
The Semibankirschina (Russian: семибанкирщина, romanized: semibankirshchina), or seven bankers, was a group of powerful Russian business oligarchs who played an important role in the political and economic spheres of the Russian Federation between 1996 and 2000.
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These oligarchs gained control of significant portions of the economy, especially in the energy, metals, and natural resources sectors. [15] Many of these individuals maintained close ties with government officials, particularly the president , leading some to characterize modern Russia as an oligarchy intertwined with the state.
Khodorkovsky with the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, on 20 December 2002. Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky (Russian: Михаил Борисович Ходорковский, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil xədɐrˈkofskʲɪj]; born 26 June 1963), sometimes known by his initials MBK, is an exiled Russian businessman, oligarch, and opposition activist, now residing in London. [1]
It referred to a previous investigation by USA Today, which concluded that "38 Russian businessmen and oligarchs close to the Kremlin died in mysterious or suspicious circumstances between 2014 and 2017." [5] The phenomenon has been called "sudden Russian death syndrome" or "sudden oligarch death syndrome", a play on sudden arrhythmic death ...
Petr Olegovich Aven (also transliterated Pyotr Aven; Russian: Пëтр Олегович Авен; Latvian: Pjotrs Avens; born 16 March 1955) is a Russian oligarch, economist and politician who also holds Latvian citizenship. [1] Until March 2022 he headed Alfa-Bank, Russia's largest commercial bank.
The list of Russian nationals named in the CAATSA unclassified report, also known as the CAATSA Report or "Putin list", was a list published by the U.S. Treasury Department in 2018. It contained the names of 210 prominent Russians, including members of the government of Russian president Vladimir Putin and alleged Russian oligarchs. [1]