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BusinessWeek March 7, 2005 Jason Bush	In Russia, The Taxman Cometh -- Again And Again More companies in Russia are getting slammed by back-tax bills. As long as Putin cares more about political control than about Russia's investment climate, businesses will continue to wonder if they could be the next Yukos.
BusinessWeek July 12, 2004	Stepping Up The Pressure On Yukos A Moscow court ruled on June 29 that oil company Yukos must pay $3.4 billion in back taxes and fines.
BusinessWeek July 19, 2004	Yukos: The Moment Of Reckoning Tax and loan bills for Russia's second-largest oil company are now past due. How will Putin choose to wield his ax?
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003	Ups And Downs For Russia's Yukos Investors in Russian oil giant Yukos were cheered on Nov. 3, when imprisoned Chief Executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky resigned and news leaked that Simon Kukes, a well-known Russian-American oil man, would take his place. But Yukos' troubles aren't over.
BusinessWeek August 2, 2004	A New Blow To Investors In Russia Russian oil company Yukos is about to be financially destroyed
BusinessWeek May 31, 2004 Kranz & Bush	When Powers Collide: Putin vs. Khodorkovsky Many in Moscow say the real reason for the Kremlin's attack was the tycoon's campaign last summer to stymie all efforts to raise taxes on the oil industry, which was raking in billions of extra profits as the price of crude rose.
BusinessWeek November 10, 2003 Jason Bush in Moscow	Russia: A Big Chill For Business? Putin's move against Khodorkovsky probably won't extend to others.
BusinessWeek October 11, 2004 Jason Bush	The Yank Caught in Yukos' Nightmare The job of rescuing the Russian oil giant has fallen to an American who arrived in Moscow just over a year ago. Now, CEO Steven Theede has a thankless job: Trying to hold the company together.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2004 Bill Mann	YUKOS: From Dismal to Worse The Russian government claims it doesn't want to take down YUKOS, but that's what it's doing.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2004 Bill Mann	YUKOS' Slippery Situation The world's fourth-largest oil company teeters on the brink of bankruptcy. Is it all for governmental revenge?
BusinessWeek April 23, 2007 Jason Bush	Business In Russia Just Got Riskier Former Yukos auditor PwC could face criminal charges in a politically tinged case.
Knowledge@Wharton	Yukos and the Wild, Wild East: Can Putin Win the Showdown? Wharton faculty and others offer different interpretations of the reasons for Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's jailing and the potential fallout for Russian businesses and foreign investors.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Vimpel Is No VIP in Russia Russia is trying to collect back taxes from the wireless telecommunications company.
The Motley Fool November 17, 2005 Bill Mann	International Superstar Stocks: A Cautionary Tale International investors beware -- some countries place corporate power grabs over shareholder rights.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2004 Bill Mann	Deconstructing YUKOS Consider what happened with YUKOS. It's important to consider a country's political stability and property rights when you invest overseas. Just remember, your rights may not be protected.
BusinessWeek August 16, 2004 Jason Bush	The Kinks In Russia's Oil Pipeline If Yukos is dismembered, the surviving private companies are bound to think twice before investing. Global oil markets -- and Russia -- would suffer as a result.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2004 Rich Smith	Death and Taxes in Russia Fateful words. Over the past month, Russia's tax police have been very busy, "discovering" huge arrears in taxes owed for fiscal years 2002 and 2003. Total tax demands on YUKOS now stand at roughly $25 billion.
BusinessWeek July 4, 2005 Jason Bush	Even Vimpelcom Isn't Shenanigan Proof A shareholder feud is putting Russian cell operator VimpelCom's good reputation at risk.
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003 Jason Bush	Murky Dealings In Russia's Oil Patch Why is the Kremlin going after giant Yukos just when it may be on the verge of a megadeal with Exxon?
BusinessWeek December 15, 2003 Jason Bush	The Billionaire Who May Bag Yukos As its merger with Sibneft falters, all eyes are on Roman Abramovich.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2004 Rich Smith	Russian Market in Gulag Investors have been punishing such fine companies as telecoms Mobile Telesystems, VimpelCom, and dairy king Wimm-Bill-Dann for the sins of the oil barons who run Russia's oil and gas sector.
The Motley Fool December 31, 2004 Rich Smith	VimpelCom Calls in the Cavalry Investors in the Russian telecom should be reassured by the nine-fold reduction in their company's tax assessment. It's strong evidence that their company, at least, does have some friends in the Kremlin.
BusinessWeek December 8, 2003 Jason Bush	Russia: Why Business Is Rushing Into Politics Although Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky landed in jail on charges of tax evasion, many observers suspect Putin really wanted to curb the billionaire's growing political influence. Khodorkovsky, after all, was financing the Kremlin's opposition. More businessmen are vying to become Duma deputies than ever.
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The Motley Fool July 1, 2005 Rich Smith	Russia's Taxing Quarter It looks like 29% of revenues go directly to the state treasury before pre-tax profits are even calculated. While that may not make Lukoil or its investors very happy, it makes Russian oil analysts' jobs a whole lot easier.
InternetNews May 31, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Motorola Gear Expands Russian Carrier's Coverage Motorola's network equipment division has won an $80 million order from Mobile TeleSystems, the latest deal between the mobile equipment maker and Russia's largest wireless provider.
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Jason Bush in Moscow	Russia's Stock Market Is Full of Gas With prices up and fear of Kremlin meddling in business fading, investors are pouring into Russian stocks. Will it last?
The Motley Fool August 18, 2008 David Lee Smith	Is Russia Becoming an Investment Gulag? With all that's occurring in Russia these days, how long will it be before Western investment in that nation grinds to a halt?
BusinessWeek August 4, 2003 Paul Starobin	Out to Get the Richest Russian? Pro-American energy magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky of oil giant Yukos is under a fierce legal attack. Why? He offers some answers here.
BusinessWeek November 21, 2005 Jason Bush	A Renegade Looks Beyond Siberia Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky is up for parole in Siberia in 2007, but his release is unlikely with Putin in power.
BusinessWeek November 24, 2003 Jason Bush	Commentary: Can Putin Contain The Fallout? Despite the Yukos crackdown, Russian President Vladimir Putin is struggling to keep economic reform on track.
BusinessWeek December 8, 2003	Russian Politics: "No News Is Good News" So says Grigor Yavlinsky, head of the opposition Yabloko Party, about the potential outcome of December's election
The Motley Fool February 10, 2005 Rich Smith	Russia's Sistema Ain't YUKOS The parent company of the largest Russian cellular provider has a lot going for it as it goes public. So, is it a buy?
BusinessWeek April 10, 2006 Jason Bush	Rosneft: A Deal Both Tempting And Troubling Russian oil giant Rosneft has vast reserves, but its controversial past has investors wary.
BusinessWeek July 26, 2004 Jason Bush	Murder Most Foul In Moscow The murder of Paul Klebnikov, 41, a U.S. citizen and editor of the recently launched Russian edition of Forbes, casts more doubt on Russia's commitment to a civil society.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2004 Rich Smith	YUKOS' Hollow Victory The Russian company wins a legal skirmish. The trick will be to figure out how to legally require a sovereign nation like Russia to agree to international arbitration of an internal (albeit possibly illegal) tax claim against one of its own domestic companies.
InternetNews April 15, 2005 Colin C. Haley	Moscow Mimics Mumbai Russian software firms look to siphon outsourcing business from India by playing up their education system.
BusinessWeek March 21, 2005	Israel Cracks Down On Dirty Money The largest money-laundering investigation in Israel's history continues to grow in scope.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2005 Rich Smith	VimpelCom Going Strong The Russian mobile telecom posts profits and blistering growth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2004 Rich Smith	Coming to America (to Die) Russia's oil giant Yukos declares bankruptcy here, not there.
Geotimes April 2004 Naomi Lubick	Russian Oil Rumbles With the recent arrest of a Russian oil "oligarch" and the disruption of a merger between two of the country's largest oil companies, the seeming shift in the Russian government's attitude toward its oil companies may herald future change in how the western oil industry does business there.
BusinessWeek June 14, 2004	Yukos' Troubles Hit Russia's Market Russia's stock market has nosedived amid growing fears that Yukos, Russia's largest oil company by market capitalization, is on the brink of bankruptcy.
BusinessWeek May 30, 2005 Jason Bush	The Coming Out Of Corporate Russia In Russia, the IPOs are finally flowing, and foreigners are lapping them up.
The Motley Fool January 4, 2005 Rich Smith	Alcoa Grabs Russian Fabs Antimonopoly approval secured, Alcoa will move forward with acquisition of RUSAL's controlling share packets in two Russian aluminum fabrication facilities
BusinessWeek September 13, 2004 Jason Bush	Getting Past Yukos At a time when oil prices are spiking and new fields are scarce, the global oil companies are looking hungrily at Russia despite the Putin vs. Yukos debacle.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2006 Rich Smith	Gogol Goes Google Russia's VimpelCom will begin using Google's technology to permit VimpelCom customers to search the Internet on their mobile phones via Wireless Application Protocol. So it seems the Russian telecom game is set to change.
BusinessWeek February 2, 2004 Jason Bush	Turning Russian Oil Into A Tax Gusher Public outcry has prompted Putin to squeeze drillers for more revenue
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The Motley Fool November 29, 2004 Rich Smith	YUKOS' American Brain Drain The company is in the midst of a full-scale exodus of top officers, including both of YUKOS' American-citizen managers -- the chief financial officer and the chief executive -- despite neither one being under any official indictment.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2007 Dave Mock	Vaulting VimpelCom Leaps Ahead The huge base of cash-flowing customers in Russia, coupled with the growing Eastern European markets, make VimpelCom an attractive investment consideration.