Aslan khodorkovsky biography

BIOGRAPHY

Since the late s, Khodorkovsky had taken steps to transform Yukos according to western business models, while at the same time increasing his political advocacy activities, including numerous trips abroad for speaking engagements on governance issues in Russia.

Disturbed at the way in which Russia was becoming a steadily more authoritarian state, Khodorkovsky believed there was an increasing need to ensure a level political playing field, to allow a true pluralist democracy to develop.

Accordingly, he made contributions to a range of opposition parties, in addition to supporting the Kremlin-loyal United Russia party; all with the aim of increasing the quality of political engagement across the political spectrum.

He travelled throughout Russia delivering speeches on the need to develop civil society, and on the importance of Russia transitioning towards a vibrant democratic state with checks and balances between the branches of power.

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