Khodorkovsky
Proper noun
Meaning
Khodorkovsky
A transliteration of the Russian surname Ходорковский (Xodorkóvskij).
Examples
Kasparov is a gangster, he is a disgrace to chess, he is a disgrace to the human race. He is not something Russia should be proud of. He should join Khodorkovsky in prison. He has committed a terrible fraud with all these prearranged games and matches.
Genscher had first met Khodorkovsky in 2002 and had chaired a conference at which Khodorkovsky blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin ’s pursuit of his oil company.
Putin's stand against oligarchs is generally popular with the Russian people, even though the jailing of Khodorkovsky is mainly seen as part of a takeover operation by government officials, according to another Levada-Center poll.
Khodorkovsky was complicit in the "gangster-capitalist" takeover of media in 1990s Russia, a stranglehold that continues to this day, which helps perpetuate the profoundly undemocratic status quo.
Khodorkovsky asked his lawyers during a 2011 prison visit to let Genscher help mediate early release.
Former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky promised not to seek power in Russia but said would fight for the freedom of people he considered political prisoners, challenging president Vladimir Putin.