Mikhail Khodorkovsky

Mikhail Khodorkovsky is Russia's once-richest man who dared to challenge Vladimir Putin. Founder of the Menapet bank, and the major shareholder of the Yukos oil company, he was arrested in October 2003. Since then, he has been Russia's most famous political prisoner.

'Dreams of freedom? They undermine the fortitude of prisoners'

Today, 25th October, marks the tenth anniversary of the arrest of Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky, now Russia's most famous political prisoner. A short while ago, Ben Judah wrote to him asking about the circumstances of his imprisonment, and how that experience has changed him. This is what he sai

By Ben Judah and Mikhail Khodorkovsky

/ 25 Oct 2013

Mikhail Khodorkovsky: final trial speech

oDR is proud to publish Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s final speech at his trial, which belongs in the tradition of great statements. It is a fine and eloquent summary of the larger problem Russia faces of being unable to modernize because of its governance. The court is expected to start pronouncing the

By Mikhail Khodorkovsky

/ 14 Dec 2010

The Khodorkovsky-Ulitskaya correspondence

Ulitskaya to Khodorkovsky 15.10.08. Dear Mikhail Borisovich, I've got the chance to write to you and I am very glad of it. My grandfathers were in

By Ludmila Ulitskaya and Mikhail Khodorkovsky

/ 14 Sep 2009