Les Oligarques russes, de l'ascension à la chute

Vladimir Putin's inauguration in 2001 was a ceremony fit for a king... a Czar. Putin looked like a man who knew he was about to rule the great empire of Russia! Today, he governs almost single-handedly, controlling the Parliament (Duma) and changing the constitution as he wishes. Although he has abolished most independent media and free speech in Russia, his most vicious war is against the men who brought him to power, hunting down the richest and most successful businessmen of Russia, putting them in jail and confiscating their corporations. The stakes of this war are huge, involving the core of Russia’s natural resources, namely oil, gold, aluminum, and media corporations all worth hundreds of billions of dollars. Putin’s war seeks to reclaim what he views as state property stolen by illegal means and manipulations.