McBeanburger- thought this may interest you- just came across on rense, ties in with the attempt to make Russia look bad, to discredit Russia here. The article pointing at Yukos and the oligarchs important. the ogliarchs as you may know swooped in and bought russia after the wall fell. Putin is hated for having taken them on and recovering russian assets from the oligarchs. If you see anything else on this let me know. Economic respect is very important to Putin and a factor in such companies as BGO, the pricing of Oil in Rubles etc..