Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovskyis an exiled Russian businessman, philanthropist and former oligarch, now resident in Switzerland...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth26 June 1963
CountryRussian Federation
cope means run stayed
If he stayed here, and didn't run away, it means he can cope with it,
absolute authority company contract involved
I can say with absolute authority that no one in our company is involved in contract killings, or was involved in them in the past. There were no contract killings.
mother father construction
My father was a construction engineer, and my mother was a production engineer.
party views political
Large companies cannot finance political parties as their shareholders and employees have different political views.
essence duration today
Fortunes are made, and disappear, over the lifetime of a single generation. Today, a person in essence takes his wealth from society just for the duration of his or her lifetime. The next generation has to create it anew.
moving russia goal
Russia on its path has oftentimes discussed and overdiscussed what had happened earlier, instead of moving forward. The result is always the same: It is very difficult to move forward when you're looking backward.
home relaxation
I have to travel a lot, but relaxation to me is when I am at home.
fate russia inevitable
A left turn in the fate of Russia is as necessary as it is inevitable.
guilt crime
To admit guilt for nonexistent crimes is unacceptable to me.
conviction
I have always defended my convictions and what I believed to be the truth.
I established my bank in 1988.
furniture heavy dependable
I like everything to be dependable, heavy, English furniture.
ordinary prisoner
I'm not an ordinary prisoner.
parent factories
My parents were Muscovites. They worked at the Kaliber factory.