Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Russian opposition figure and former owner of the Yukos Oil Company Mikhail Khodorkovsky speaks during a press conference with Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs at the "Esperanza" hotel in Paunguriai village

Russia must change its power structure to get back on a democratic path, opposition figure says

Russian businessman and opposition figure Mikhail Khodorkovsky recently released a new book, "The Russia Conundrum: How the West Fell for Putin’s Power Gambit — and How to Fix It." He spoke with The World's host Marco Werman about Russia, President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine.

Russia must change its power structure to get back on a democratic path, opposition figure says
Former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky speaks during a news conference in Donetsk, Eastern Ukraine, April 27, 2014.

Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky speaks out against Russia's intervention in Ukraine

Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky speaks out against Russia's intervention in Ukraine

Naughty or nice? Why is Putin freeing prominent dissidents?

Naughty or nice? Why is Putin freeing prominent dissidents?
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There are many unknowns ahead for Mikhail Khodorkovsky, but he's ready for the future

There are many unknowns ahead for Mikhail Khodorkovsky, but he's ready for the future
Russian former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky

It's going to be a merry Christmas for former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky

It's going to be a merry Christmas for former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Vladimir Putin offers an early Christmas present to a man once considered his biggest rival

Mikhail Khodorkovsky has spent a decade in a Russian prison colony, convicted of tax fraud and other malfeasance. But before he went to jail, he was the richest man in Russia — viewed as a legitimate challenger to Vladimir Putin. Some have speculated it was that threat, more than any misdeeds, that sent him to prison. But Friday, Putin pardoned Khodorkovsky and released him from prison. That and more in today's Global Scan.

Vladimir Putin offers an early Christmas present to a man once considered his biggest rival
Russian President Vladimir Putin

For Vladimir Putin, it's been a very good year

President Vladimir Putin is in a gracious mood this holiday season. And why not? He snubbed the US by taking in Edward Snowden, he kept the US and its allies out of Syria, and prevented Ukraine from drifting westward. Maybe that's why he's pardoning so many high-profile opponents.

For Vladimir Putin, it's been a very good year
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Putin says he's not interested in imposing his will on anyone — but a jailed businessman would beg to differ

A Russian-American journalist says Russia's President Vladimir Putin is "ruining" the country. She says the case of imprisoned businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky is an example of how Putin quashes political dissent.

Putin says he's not interested in imposing his will on anyone — but a jailed businessman would beg to differ

Russian billionaire politician challenges Kremlin

Mikhail Prokhorov, a Russian billionaire, has announced that he will create his own political movement that wasn't what he called a 'puppet of the Kremlin.'

Russian billionaire politician challenges Kremlin

Russian Billionaire Politician Says He Was Ousted

Mikhail Prokhorov is accusing political insiders of forcing him from the leadership of a fledgling political party called "Right Cause."

Russian Billionaire Politician Says He Was Ousted

Jailed Russian Oligarch Khodorkovsky Becomes Columnist

In New Times, Khodorkovsky will be writing of life behind bars and his fellow prisoners.

Jailed Russian Oligarch Khodorkovsky Becomes Columnist

A New Angle On The Roswell Incident And Why Russians Like Conspiracy Theories

Could the Roswell UFO really have been a Soviet spy plane?

A New Angle On The Roswell Incident And Why Russians Like Conspiracy Theories

Russian Leaders Gear up For Presidential Race

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin are working hard on their image, trying to differentiate themselves ahead of the 2012 presidential elections in Russia. Jessica Golloher reports from Moscow.

Russian Leaders Gear up For Presidential Race
The World

Embezzlement Trial Reveals Cracks in Russian Leadership

Embezzlement Trial Reveals Cracks in Russian Leadership
The World

Jailed tycoon's trial

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with journalist Masha Gessen in Moscow, about Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's wealthiest man, now an outspoken prisoner facing more jail time on charges of embezzlement and money laundering.

Jailed tycoon's trial