Quick to exploit the rough-and-tumble world of Russian capitalism, he made a fortune as a car dealer and media mogul.

The battle highlights a peculiar development in Russian capitalism.

Gazprom's surge comes as a remarkable advance for Russian capitalism.

Times have changed since the early turbulent years of Russian capitalism, when big business relied on violence to eliminate rivals.

"The current model of Russian capitalism is just not working."

At the front gate, signs of the new Russian capitalism were immediately evident.

Even then, two concepts - mutual benefit and trust - have come to play a major role in these early days of Russian capitalism.

In the chaotic early years of new Russian capitalism, accounting standards here were poorly suited to market economics.

Until today at least, Russian capitalism, only really active since the collapse of Communism, remained almost wholly unregulated.

I prefer to think of it as launching Russian capitalism in Zurich.