'I am plotting a new Russian revolution'

London exile Berezovsky says force necessary to bring down President Putin

The Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky has told the Guardian he is plotting the violent overthrow of President Putin from his base in Britain after forging close contacts with members of Russia's ruling elite.

In comments which appear calculated to enrage the Kremlin, and which will further inflame relations between London and Moscow, the multimillionaire claimed he was already bankrolling people close to the president who are conspiring to mount a ... Full Story »

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by Joel Kulenkamp - Apr. 13, 2007

In the words of that noted philosopher Yogi Berra, it's like "deja vu all over again"!

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by Fabrice Florin - Apr. 13, 2007
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by Kaizar Campwala - Apr. 13, 2007
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by Paul Belserene - Apr. 13, 2007

The story is a bit puffed out. It's news that someone stands up and says "revolution" and the regime says "shame on you". But that's two paragraphs. It does not appear that this journalist looked for any background other than that supplied by Berezovsky, by the Kremlin, and by the Foreign Office. The question is, is there a story here beyond the guy making a story?

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by Jami Dwyer - Apr. 13, 2007

Doesn't side with anyone (there's possibly not a good dog in the fight). Implies some interesting connected dots. Berezovsky seems to be taking "credit" for the weird murders that have tarnished Putin's reputation in recent years. The article could come right out and say that Berezovsky, himself an oligarch, was annoyed by Putin's oligarch crackdown.

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