Karl Rove/Robert Amsterdam: can PR experts really save the day?

Reputation management has always been a problem for political leaders. From kings to democratic presidents, politicians have tried to control their image in order to gain legitimacy. Over the past ten years, a new kind of political expert has appeared: spin doctors. They...

Robert Amsterdam: beneath Khodorkovsky's propaganda

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once the richest man in Russia, is in jail. Everybody agrees to say that his trial was far from being fair and no one knows if he’ll eventually be freed one day! Nonetheless, Khodorkovsky’s American lawyer (and PR guy) Robert...

Stanislav Belkovsky: How Berezovsky's handy-man shot Khodorkovsky

In 2003, Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky was indicted for fraud by the Russian government and his oil empire Yukos accused of significant tax evasion. Both were put on trial and destroyed. Beneath official accusations of corruption and tax evasion, Khodorkovsky was...

Yukos case: Robert Amsterdam, a "soviet style" propagandist

 In 2003, Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky was indicted for fraud by the Russian government and his oil empire Yukos accused of significant tax evasion. Both were put on trial and destroyed. Beneath official accusations of corruption and tax evasion, Khodorkovsky...

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