Stanislav Aleksandrovich Belkovsky (Russian: Станисла́в Алекса́ндрович Белко́вский; born 7 February 1971) is a Russian political analyst and communication specialist.

Stanislav Belkovsky
Станислав Белковский
Belkovsky in 2008
Born (1971-02-07) 7 February 1971 (age 53)
CitizenshipRussia
Alma materState University of Management
Occupation(s)campaign manager, opinion journalist, columnist, radio host
Children1

Belkovsky is a commentator on a variety of political issues, including Russian oligarchs, such as Mikhail Khodorkovsky.[1][2][3][4] In 2003 Belkovsky co-authored a paper entitled "State and Oligarchy" which many considered as the ideological justification of Mikhail Khodorkovsky's arrest and trial.[5][6] In 2005 Belkovsky announced that he is co-authoring a book with Eduard Limonov, at the time the head of the National-Bolshevik Party.[7] Belkovsky has published allegations about Vladimir Putin's personal wealth, according to which Putin "controls a 4.5% stake in Gazprom, 37% in Surgutneftegas" as well as 50% in the oil-trading company Gunvor run by his close friend Gennady Timchenko.[8] He coined the journalistic cliché "Puting" (Путинг), derived from the name of Russia's president from 2000-2008 and 2012–present, to denote the process of the renationalisation of Russia's oil industry assets.[9]

In 2023, Belkovksy was declared a "foreign agent" by the Russian government.[10]

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  1. ^ Blomfield, Adrian (21 December 2007). "$40bn Putin 'is now Europe's richest man'". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  2. ^ Бабурин, Владимир (30 July 2003). Атака на «ЮКОС» — тезис о пересмотре итогов приватизации прозвучал [Attack on Yukos - the thesis on the revision of privatization results was voiced out]. Радио Свобода (in Russian). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  3. ^ Bernstein, Jonas (19 November 2007). "Stanislav Belkovsky: Putin Will Leave Power Completely". Jamestown. 4 (215). The Jamestown Foundation.
  4. ^ Quiring, Manfred (12 November 2007). "Warum Putin gar nicht Präsident bleiben will" [Why Putin does not want to stay president]. Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  5. ^ Pribylovsky, Vladimir (10 June 2003). "Oligarhs, True and False". Jamestown. 2 (12). The Jamestown Foundation.
  6. ^ Доклад российских политологов о заговоре олигархов оказался подложным [The report of Russian political scientists on the conspiracy of the oligarchs turned out to be fake] (in Russian). 30 May 2003. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  7. ^ Станислав Белковский уходит из президентов в революционеры. Lenta.ru. 27 April 2005. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  8. ^ Sanctions Revive Search for Secret Putin Fortune by Peter Baker, The New York Times
  9. ^ О.Виноградова. Путинг в действии Archived 25 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Минюст России объявил «иноагентами» публициста Станислава Белковского и журналиста Илью Шепелина" [Ministry of Justice declares publicist Stanislav Belkovksy and journalist Ilya Shepelin "foreign agents"]. Meduza (in Russian). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
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