01038pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002100040245005300061260000900114300001600123362001100139520062700150650004500777650003600822773003400858180718b2003   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aGidadhubli, R.G.  aYukos affairs: Putin attacks Russia's oil barons  c2003  ap.4949-952.  a22 Nov  aThe Yukos affair is in line with the recent aggressive policy pursued by Russian president Putin against the oligarchs who control important sectors of the Russian economy. But Putin's actions may have been influenced by the Duma elections later this year and next March's presidential elections as the oligarchs are also seen to have acquired significant political influence. The Yukos affair promises not only to affect the course of future foreign investment in Russia, it also raises questions as to whether Putin's Russia is backtracking from its declared path of political democracy and market economy. - Reproduced.  aEconomic and social development - Russia  aEconomic and social development  aEconomic and Political Weekly