Russian Gas Giant Shows Human Face ; City Focus

Daily MailDecember 01, 2006

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DEEP in a windswept playground in the Siberian city of Novy Urengoy stands a monument to Gazprom's victory over Russia's energy industry.

A solitary plaque carries the name of Yukos, the oil giant that was pounded into dust by Vladimir Putin after its founder's political aspirations became a threat.

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Russian Gas Giant Shows Human Face ; City Focus

The playground is a relic of the times when Yukos was a deep- pocketed player here. Now its former boss Mikhail Khordokovsky stares out between the bars of a cell further east and Gazprom stands unopposed atop the world's biggest gas empire.

The energy titan has long...

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