Putin’s fin de regime

Are Russia’s oligarchs worried about what happens after Vladimir Putin goes in 2008? That’s certainly what their seemingly anxious search for a way out of Russia suggests. Some - like Severstal’s Alexei Mordashov and Rusal’s Olega Deripaska - are looking to float their assets on the London Stock Exchange. Others - like Alfa’s Mikhail Fridman and Sistema’s Vladimir Yevtushenkov - are trying to go one step further. They have been seeking to reverse their telecoms assets into established western...