Mikhail Khodorkovsky

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The fifth Vilnius Russia Forum will be held in the Lithuanian southern town of Trakai on 24-25 May, bringing together more than 100 politicians, civil society representatives, human rights defenders, academicians, journalists from Russia, Lithuania, and other Western countries. They will discuss the...

Vilius Ivanauskas, Senior Analyst, Eastern Europe Studies Centre

The Russian presidential election will take place in a month, but the winner is already clear. The only candidate capable of receiving wider support from voters, Alexey Navalny, has been banned from registering as a candidate due to his criminal record, stemming from a fraud conviction he views as i...

BNS EN

More than 100 politicians, civil society activists, academicians and journalists from various countries are expected to attend the fourth Vilnius Russia Forum, a two-day event starting in the Lithuanian capital on Thursday.

Simas Čelutka

The results of the elections to the Russian Duma, which took place on 18th September, showed that voters have an apathetic attitude towards the situation in the country, and do not cultivate any warm feelings for the ruling United Russia Party. President Vladimir Putin‘s party secured a win, yet vot...

Igor Bitkov

It is easy to list what Russia needs to put in place for its economy to grow successfully over the long-term and for its citizens to improve their lives: secure property rights, protection for investors, reliable commercial courts and significantly reduced volumes of regulation. Instead of stranglin...

The Lithuania Tribune/EN.DELFI TV would like to present you with Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s take on Crimea’s annexation and its future. Mr. Khodorkovsky’s was asked about it after he’s key note address to the audience of the Snow Meeting and the Vilnius Forum of Intellectuals. The event took place on Ja...

The Lithuania Tribune/EN.DELFI TV would like to present you with Andrey Illarionov’s confrontation with Mikhail Khodorkovsky. A. Illarionov asked Khodorkovsky five questions after his key note address to the audience of the Snow Meeting and the Vilnius Forum of Intellectuals. The event took place on...

Mikhail Khodorkovsky's speech in Vilnius last week drew considerable controversy, with some saying his suggestions of easing economic sanctions on Russia played right into Vladimir Putin's interests, while others noting Khodorkovsky's sober and measured reasoning. The following is a full transcript ...