# Arrest of Khodorkovsky (25 October 2003)

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Mikhail Khodorkovsky, head of the oil company Yukos and Russia's richest man, was arrested on fraud and tax charges. Yukos was bankrupted and its main assets passed to state-owned Rosneft. He was released in 2013. The European Court of Human Rights later found violations in the proceedings. The case signalled the subordination of big business to the state.

## Why it matters
The case signalled the subordination of big business to the state.

Who Was in Power: [Vladimir Putin](https://allhistories.com/russia/rulers/vladimir-putin-2000)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Mikhail Khodorkovsky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Khodorkovsky)
- [Wikipedia — Yukos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukos)
- [Wikipedia — History of the Russian Federation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Russian_Federation)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Arrest of Khodorkovsky](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Arrest+of+Khodorkovsky)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)