Mikhail Khodorkovsky is a Russian opposition activist. In 1996, he took part in [[Boris Yeltsin]]’s presidential campaign, calling for the union between [[Communist]]s and pro-Yeltsin [[democrat]]s. In 2003, he sponsored the SPS and Yabloko parties. By 2003 he was the richest man in Russia. In 2005, he was sentenced to nine years in [[prison]] for [[fraud]] and [[tax]] evasion. After serving his sentence, he was pardoned by [[President Vladimir Putin]] in 2013. | Mikhail Khodorkovsky is a Russian opposition activist. In 1996, he took part in [[Boris Yeltsin]]’s presidential campaign, calling for the union between [[Communist]]s and pro-Yeltsin [[democrat]]s. In 2003, he sponsored the SPS and Yabloko parties. By 2003 he was the richest man in Russia. In 2005, he was sentenced to nine years in [[prison]] for [[fraud]] and [[tax]] evasion. After serving his sentence, he was pardoned by [[President Vladimir Putin]] in 2013. |