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The paper looks at the case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and at the apparent political meaning behind his detention in a Russian jail cell for alleged wrongful business practices. Specifically, the paper suggests that Mr. Khodorkovsky's gravest error was thumbing his nose at then-President Vladimir Putin by demanding greater democracy and transparency in Russia and by openly supporting opposition groups that challenged Mr. Putin's reign. The paper asserts that when one considers the curiously heavy-handed way in which Mr. Khodorkovsky has been treated in recent years - especially the fact that he was recently denied parole even though his record while in prison appears mostly spotless - one can only conclude that political calculations and personal vendettas lie behind his lengthy incarceration.

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"The following paper looks at the case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and at the apparent political meaning behind his detention in a Russian jail cell for alleged wrongful business practices. Specifically, the next several pages will suggest that Mr. Khodorkovsky's gravest error was thumbing his nose at then-President Vladimir Putin by demanding greater democracy and transparency in Russia and by openly supporting opposition groups that challenged Mr. Putin's reign. When one considers the curiously heavy-handed way in which Mr. Khodorkovsky has been treated in recent years - especially the fact that he was recently denied parole even though..."

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