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Overview"This title investigates Vladimir Putin's war for control of Russia's vast oil reserves, in particular Mikhail Khodorkovsky's oil firm, Yukos. ""Putin's Oil"" investigates the complex world of Kremlin politics, including conspiracies and conspiracy theories, allegations that Roman Abramovitch plotted with Putin to destroy Khodorkovsky, suspicions of betrayal and double agents in the Kremlin and in Yukos, murder charges against Khodorkovsky's partners, and the KGB defector who claims they were carried out by Kremlin agents. After the mysterious death in a helicopter crash of the Englishman who had taken over Yukos, the company's war against the Kremlin is now being waged by a troika of mild mannered Britons, pursued by Interpol arrest warrants and Moscow's fury. Khodorkovsky remains in a penal camp in far Eastern Siberia. Martin Sixsmith, former BBC Moscow Correspondent, has gained unprecedented access to many of the players in the drama. The resulting book is both a thriller and an analysis of the defining moments of Putin's presidency and their ongoing impact in Russian and world politics." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Martin SixsmithPublisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation Imprint: Continuum Publishing Corporation Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.606kg ISBN: 9781441199683ISBN 10: 1441199683 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 10 February 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English Table of Contents"Introduction PART ONE Chapter 1. Flight to the East Chapter 2. Into Siberia Chapter 3. ""Put Down Your Guns!"" PART TWO Chapter 4. Boy from the Komsomol Chapter 5. Gathering the Team Chapter 6. Computers and Banks Chapter 7. August 1991 Chapter 8. Sale of the Century? Chapter 9. Consolidating the Gains PART THREE Chapter 10. New man in the Kremlin Chapter 11. Buying up the Duma? Chapter 12. Igor Sechin and the ‘Strongmen' Chapter 13. Showdown in the Kremlin Chapter 14. Looking for Trouble Chapter 15. Pipelines and Provocation Chapter 16. Open Russia Chapter 17. Friends in the West PART FOUR Chapter 18. The Family and the Siloviki Chapter 19. More Arrests Chapter 20. Yukos and the Struggle for Russia Chapter 21. A Kremlin Double Cross? Chapter 22. Exile or Jail Chapter 23. Americans in Town Chapter 24. The Exxon Gaffe Chapter 25. A Final Plea? Chapter 26. Arrest in Siberia PART FIVE Chapter 27. Counting the Cost Chapter 28. Trying to Stay Afloat Chapter 29. The Abramovich Connection Chapter 30. The Kremlin Explains Chapter 31. Fight or Flight Chapter 32. Khodorkovsky Shunned PART SIX Chapter 33. ""Just like Al Capone"" Chapter 34. Justice on Trial Chapter 35. The Murder Business Chapter 36. The Chechen Connection Chapter 37. Hostages? Chapter 38. In the Camps Chapter 39. Prophet in a Prison Cell Chapter 40. A battle of Titans PART SEVEN. Chapter 41. The UK Connection Chapter 42. The British Troika Chapter 43. A Canadian Gambit Chapter 44. The Brits Bite Back. Chapter 45. Cashing in the Profits Chapter 46. The Startled Accountants Chapter 47. Traitors in the Ranks? Chapter 48. Hope Chapter 49. Hope Abandoned Chapter 50. Light at the End of a Disaster?"ReviewsA bleak and well-researched look at the crooked roots of the Kremlin's energy empire -Edward Lucas, Central & Eastern Europe Correspondent for The Economist, author of The New Cold War 'Well-researched ... it illustrates both the risks of conducting business and the extraordinary realities of politics in Russia today.' - openDemocracy.net this is a test--tim dennis Theology 'Written as a thriller, but also provides analysis of the defining moments of Putin's presidency and its ongoing impact in Russian and world politics.' - Petroleum Review 'Martin Sixsmith brings out all the political drama (and literary resonance) of the ongoing confrontation between Putin and the imprisoned entrepreneur Mikhail Khodorkovsky.' - Times Literary Supplement This is a penetrating inside look at the machinations in Russia's most crucial sector. Sixsmith has obtained unprecedented access to the players, inside the Kremlin and out, and his account of the dealings and dirty work up the chain of command to the President's office is both fascinating and appalling. Don Murray, former CBC Moscow bureau chief and author of A Democracy of Despots 'This history of the rise and fall of the Yukos company reads like a nineteenth century Russian novel in which titans battle for a nation's soul... We are grateful to Mr Sixsmith for the work he has done in telling this sordid story.'--Sanford Lakoff All the drama of a Hollywood thriller, but this is a chilling real life story - the unfinished battle for oil and political power in Russia. This meticulously researched and vividly told story is a must read for anyone who wants to understand today's Russia - a world where politics and big business form a deadly cocktail. -Angus Roxburgh, former Sunday Times Moscow correspondent and author of The Second Russian Revolution 'Martin Sixsmith, a former BBC journalist, picks his way through this battlefield - lucidly, insightfully, quickly - by following the trail of events that led to the fall of Khodorkovsky and his Yukos empire.'--Sanford Lakoff Khodorkovsky's arrest and trial turned him into a cause celebre for critics of the Kremlin; thankfully Sixsmith...avoids the impulse to lionize Khodorkovsky and by doing so, manages to give the reader a more complete portrait of a very complex man. -Ed Hancox, The Mantle 'Martin Sixsmith, a former BBC journalist, picks his way through this battlefield - lucidly, insightfully, quickly - by following the trail of events that led to the fall of Khodorkovsky and his Yukos empire.'--, A bleak and well-researched look at the crooked roots of the Kremlin's energy empire -Edward Lucas, Central & Eastern Europe Correspondent for The Economist, author of The New Cold War this is a test--tim dennis Theology 'Written as a thriller, but also provides analysis of the defining moments of Putin's presidency and its ongoing impact in Russian and world politics.' - Petroleum Review 'Well-researched ... it illustrates both the risks of conducting business and the extraordinary realities of politics in Russia today.' - openDemocracy.net 'Martin Sixsmith brings out all the political drama (and literary resonance) of the ongoing confrontation between Putin and the imprisoned entrepreneur Mikhail Khodorkovsky.' - Times Literary Supplement This is a penetrating inside look at the machinations in Russia's most crucial sector. Sixsmith has obtained unprecedented access to the players, inside the Kremlin and out, and his account of the dealings and dirty work up the chain of command to the President's office is both fascinating and appalling. Don Murray, former CBC Moscow bureau chief and author of A Democracy of Despots 'This history of the rise and fall of the Yukos company reads like a nineteenth century Russian novel in which titans battle for a nation's soul... We are grateful to Mr Sixsmith for the work he has done in telling this sordid story.'--Sanford Lakoff All the drama of a Hollywood thriller, but this is a chilling real life story - the unfinished battle for oil and political power in Russia. This meticulously researched and vividly told story is a must read for anyone who wants to understand today's Russia - a world where politics and big business form a deadly cocktail. -Angus Roxburgh, former Sunday Times Moscow correspondent and author of The Second Russian Revolution 'Martin Sixsmith, a former BBC journalist, picks his way through this battlefield - lucidly, insightfully, quickly - by following the trail of events that led to the fall of Khodorkovsky and his Yukos empire.'--Sanford Lakoff Khodorkovsky's arrest and trial turned him into a cause celebre for critics of the Kremlin; thankfully Sixsmith...avoids the impulse to lionize Khodorkovsky and by doing so, manages to give the reader a more complete portrait of a very complex man. -Ed Hancox, The Mantle Author InformationMartin Sixsmith is a bestselling author, television and radio presenter and journalist. He began working at the BBC in 1980 as a foreign correspondent, reporting from Moscow during the end of the Cold War, the era of Perestroika, and the collapse of the Soviet Union. In 1997, he went to work for the government of Tony Blair as Director of Communications and Press Secretary to Harriet Harman and then to Alistair Darling. He then served as Director of Communication at the Department for Transport, Local Government, and the Regions. Sixsmith is the author of two political novels, Spin and I Heard Lenin Laugh. He has also published an account of the Litvinenko murder, The Litvinenko File, and made a documentary film in 2008 exploring the legacy of the KGB in today's Russia and the FSB. His book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee was turned into a hugely successful film in 2013, starring Judi Dench. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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