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Mikhail Khodorkovsky

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A leader of the Russian opposition, reformer. Ex-political prisoner (2003–2013). I post on current events in Russia and beyond. @nestcentreorg, founder

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I was one of the first private bankers in post-Soviet Russia, and I am no longer sure the money Russians keep in banks today is anything more than digits on a screen. (🧵 Read on for why—and follow for more)

I was one of the first private bankers in post-Soviet Russia, and I am no longer sure the money Russians keep in banks today is anything more than digits on a screen. (🧵 Read on for why—and follow for more)

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Putin now admits what he has denied for months: Russia's war-driven growth is over. Labor reserves are exhausted, unemployment — at record lows, with no solutions in sight. 1/13 🧵Takeaways from his annual Q&A

Putin now admits what he has denied for months: Russia's war-driven growth is over. Labor reserves are exhausted, unemployment — at record lows, with no solutions in sight. 1/13 🧵Takeaways from his annual Q&A

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I have listened to Putin speak for over twenty years. Last week, he did something I have not seen since the full-scale war began: he called Zelenskyy 'господин Зеленский.' Mr. Zelenskyy. That single word is why a negotiated peace now feels within reach (🧵 Read on)

I have listened to Putin speak for over twenty years. Last week, he did something I have not seen since the full-scale war began: he called Zelenskyy 'господин Зеленский.' Mr. Zelenskyy. That single word is why a negotiated peace now feels within reach (🧵 Read on)

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Putin's officials are telling Russians to stop "vibrating" over fuel shortages and drone strikes. After 26 years of Putin's rule and 4.5 years of the war, the Kremlin is terrified that economic hardship will turn into political revolt. 🧵[1/9]

Putin's officials are telling Russians to stop "vibrating" over fuel shortages and drone strikes. After 26 years of Putin's rule and 4.5 years of the war, the Kremlin is terrified that economic hardship will turn into political revolt. 🧵[1/9]

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Let’s call things by their proper names: Maduro’s capture is not a victory for international law. It is a demonstration of Western — above all American — power, and of a readiness to use that power in international politics. [1/3]

Let’s call things by their proper names: Maduro’s capture is not a victory for international law. It is a demonstration of Western — above all American — power, and of a readiness to use that power in international politics. [1/3]

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What happens when one builds a military on convicted criminals? Eventually they start hunting each other—and torturing civilians caught in between. 🧵A window into Putin’s collapsing internal order: [1/14]

What happens when one builds a military on convicted criminals? Eventually they start hunting each other—and torturing civilians caught in between. 🧵A window into Putin’s collapsing internal order: [1/14]

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The regime's response to this crisis is a coordinated demand for submission. Senate Speaker Valentina Matviyenko urges citizens "not to dramatize", comfortably ignoring that her own family's immense wealth insulates her from ordinary Russian reality. [3/9]

The regime's response to this crisis is a coordinated demand for submission. Senate Speaker Valentina Matviyenko urges citizens "not to dramatize", comfortably ignoring that her own family's immense wealth insulates her from ordinary Russian reality. [3/9]

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The Putin-Xi friendship is fake. 🧵Here's the proof [1/7]

The Putin-Xi friendship is fake. 🧵Here's the proof [1/7]

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I once ran Russia's largest oil company. Here is what Ukraine's strikes are really doing to oil refineries — and why the damage may soon become irreparable. (🧵Read on and follow for more)

I once ran Russia's largest oil company. Here is what Ukraine's strikes are really doing to oil refineries — and why the damage may soon become irreparable. (🧵Read on and follow for more)

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1,409,120 просмотров • 26 дней назад

22 years ago, Putin sacrificed the children of Beslan for power, then abandoned the survivors. When I paid for their rehab, parents received tax bills for it. 🧵[1/20]

22 years ago, Putin sacrificed the children of Beslan for power, then abandoned the survivors. When I paid for their rehab, parents received tax bills for it. 🧵[1/20]

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298,224 просмотров • 10 дней назад

A fuel crisis keeps spreading across Russia. I ran the country's largest oil company. Let me explain what is actually happening — and why the Kremlin cannot stop it. 🧵[1/12]

A fuel crisis keeps spreading across Russia. I ran the country's largest oil company. Let me explain what is actually happening — and why the Kremlin cannot stop it. 🧵[1/12]

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939,213 просмотров • 2 месяцев назад

Watch this: Putin’s political circus has reached its peak. The clowns don't even pretend to put on a show anymore.

Watch this: Putin’s political circus has reached its peak. The clowns don't even pretend to put on a show anymore.

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It is nearly impossible for a European to comprehend the psychological reality inside Russia. It is not just "fake news." It is a total deconstruction of reality. Let me try to immerse you in the world Russians live in [1/9]

It is nearly impossible for a European to comprehend the psychological reality inside Russia. It is not just "fake news." It is a total deconstruction of reality. Let me try to immerse you in the world Russians live in [1/9]

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Imagine this: terrorists take 900 people hostage. They have political demands, offer to release 10 people a day. They name the opposition MP they're ready to talk to. The MP agrees—but the president stops him, afraid the MP's rating might rise... 🧵[1/7]

Imagine this: terrorists take 900 people hostage. They have political demands, offer to release 10 people a day. They name the opposition MP they're ready to talk to. The MP agrees—but the president stops him, afraid the MP's rating might rise... 🧵[1/7]

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

616,724 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад

Russian men dying young is not new. They've been dying from drinking, neglect, broken health system. Male life expectancy only crawled back to 66 by 2019. Then Putin marched the survivors to the front (🧵1/7)

Russian men dying young is not new. They've been dying from drinking, neglect, broken health system. Male life expectancy only crawled back to 66 by 2019. Then Putin marched the survivors to the front (🧵1/7)

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380,425 просмотров • 2 месяцев назад

A Russian schoolteacher secretly filmed his own workplace as it was turned into a war propaganda machine. That footage is now part of a documentary shortlisted for an Oscar. Here’s the story behind ‘Mr Nobody in Russia’:👇 [1/12]

A Russian schoolteacher secretly filmed his own workplace as it was turned into a war propaganda machine. That footage is now part of a documentary shortlisted for an Oscar. Here’s the story behind ‘Mr Nobody in Russia’:👇 [1/12]

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955,648 просмотров • 8 месяцев назад

Putin’s words here are a chilling confession of his fear of peace. Without the distraction of war, he knows society will finally wake up and ask exactly what he has done to their country.

Putin’s words here are a chilling confession of his fear of peace. Without the distraction of war, he knows society will finally wake up and ask exactly what he has done to their country.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

172,674 просмотров • 1 месяц назад

The West is losing the war: current efforts are insufficient to prevent the fall of key Ukrainian regions to Putin in the next 2 years. 1/16 🧵The facts you need to know (Follow for a second part on good and bad sanctions)

The West is losing the war: current efforts are insufficient to prevent the fall of key Ukrainian regions to Putin in the next 2 years. 1/16 🧵The facts you need to know (Follow for a second part on good and bad sanctions)

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Why does Putin keep inventing enemies? Because it is a fundamental mechanism of survival for his mafia-style regime. I spent 10 years in prison for opposing him and know what I am talking about. (Read on🧵)

Why does Putin keep inventing enemies? Because it is a fundamental mechanism of survival for his mafia-style regime. I spent 10 years in prison for opposing him and know what I am talking about. (Read on🧵)

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64,304 просмотров • 18 дней назад

Imagine this: A major disaster hits your country. People are dying, cities are burning, the environment is ruined. You look to your national leader for a plan, but they've nowhere to be found. Sounds unlikely? In Putin's Russia, it's an everyday reality. In 26 years in power, he has vanished every time the nation is in pain. [1/16]

Imagine this: A major disaster hits your country. People are dying, cities are burning, the environment is ruined. You look to your national leader for a plan, but they've nowhere to be found. Sounds unlikely? In Putin's Russia, it's an everyday reality. In 26 years in power, he has vanished every time the nation is in pain. [1/16]

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457,675 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад

This week the FSB arrested Ilya Traber, a St. Petersburg businessman from the same world Putin came from. Before Putin ran the largest country on earth, he carried his boss's suitcase in that city. 🧵Here is the origin story. [1/15]

This week the FSB arrested Ilya Traber, a St. Petersburg businessman from the same world Putin came from. Before Putin ran the largest country on earth, he carried his boss's suitcase in that city. 🧵Here is the origin story. [1/15]

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

270,634 просмотров • 2 месяцев назад

I see two takes when it comes to Russia: — Putin's regime is collapsing as we watch — It will never fall Both are wrong. Here's what is actually happening.

I see two takes when it comes to Russia: — Putin's regime is collapsing as we watch — It will never fall Both are wrong. Here's what is actually happening.

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289,610 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад

Imagine a foreign government doesn't like what your country is doing, and decides to change it. Without asking you. That's what Putin is doing in the Baltic states. He just got his first big win in Latvia. 🧵 [1/13]

Imagine a foreign government doesn't like what your country is doing, and decides to change it. Without asking you. That's what Putin is doing in the Baltic states. He just got his first big win in Latvia. 🧵 [1/13]

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211,157 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад

The Vologda region governor now says his government car ran out of gasoline, leaving him to bum a ride from a stranger to get to work. It happened just an hour after he told residents there was no reason to stock up on fuel.

The Vologda region governor now says his government car ran out of gasoline, leaving him to bum a ride from a stranger to get to work. It happened just an hour after he told residents there was no reason to stock up on fuel.

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147,724 просмотров • 2 месяцев назад

Stop expecting Washington's tariffs to end the war in Ukraine. Western leaders must face reality: only sustained European defense production and direct military aid to Kyiv will force Putin to stop. (Read on — 🧵 1/15)

Stop expecting Washington's tariffs to end the war in Ukraine. Western leaders must face reality: only sustained European defense production and direct military aid to Kyiv will force Putin to stop. (Read on — 🧵 1/15)

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85,645 просмотров • 1 месяц назад

Must watch: Prosecutors requested a 12-year sentence for politician Lev Shlosberg for "discrediting the Russian army." He had no lawyers — they simply didn't show up, citing "personal reasons."

Must watch: Prosecutors requested a 12-year sentence for politician Lev Shlosberg for "discrediting the Russian army." He had no lawyers — they simply didn't show up, citing "personal reasons."

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Do you remember that recent, incredibly awkward exchange between Pashinyan and Putin in the Kremlin? It was a masterclass in geopolitical trolling. Pashinyan literally looked Putin in the eye and teased him about Armenia having "too much democracy," even lecturing him on how they hold fair elections "twice a year." 1/4

Do you remember that recent, incredibly awkward exchange between Pashinyan and Putin in the Kremlin? It was a masterclass in geopolitical trolling. Pashinyan literally looked Putin in the eye and teased him about Armenia having "too much democracy," even lecturing him on how they hold fair elections "twice a year." 1/4

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

271,923 просмотров • 5 месяцев назад