After the Soviet Union fell apart, all the wealth of Russia was plundered by (((oligarchs))) who dominated the country with their wealth and prevented the Russian President from acting in the interests of the Russian people.
When Putin became the President, he offered the oligarchs a deal: I don't confiscate your wealth and imprison you, and you stay out of politics and let Russians govern Russia in the interests of the Russian people.
Khodorkovky said no, I'm going to run for President to get this Putin guy out of there.
Putin put him in prison. (((Their))) servants in the west screamed and wailed for Khodorkovsky like they wailed for Jonathan Pollard.