01089pab a2200169 454500 180718b2003 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Gidadhubli, R.G. Yukos affairs: Putin attacks Russia's oil barons 2003 p.4949-952. 22 Nov The 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. Economic and social development - Russia Economic and social development Economic and Political Weekly 58858 58858 58858 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 38, Issue no: 47 AR59303 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR