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more about #alisherusmanov more comments → macbeach: I'm just glad that all my secret personal details aren't being views by some scoundrel in France! more » macbeach: Selling nuclear materials through the Pakistanis has gotten more difficult, opening undreamed of monetization possibilities for Facebook. Congratulat... more » CaptainFantastic: But will he friend me? more » iplaudius: There already is a Russian Facebook: vkontakte.ru. It is a Facebook clone. I have read that the vkontakte.ru stole Facebook source code and have repli... more » Dr. Nick: to be fair, how many Russian oligarchs aren't gangsters and racketeers? more » TableNine: In related news, Uzbeki oligarchs are considering a possible Friendster takeover. more » Accidental Billionaire: This guy is some Russian mobster. Zuckerberg is another 20 year old web 2.0 punk who acts like he understands business. Sandberg is the childish, (sor... more » BadUncle: so, this guy owns Arsenal. Roman Abromovich owns Chelsea. And Vladimir Romanov owns Hearts. Are there any Brit or Scot premiership teams not contempla... more » belltolls: Eastern Promises. more » Kaiser-Machead: Alisher Usmanov remembers the heady days of Sputnik, and Uri Gagarin, when the world trembled at the sounds of our rockets. Well they will tremble aga... more » DennyCrane: IN SOVIET RUSSIA DADDY SUGARS YOU!! /obligatory more » -
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Facebook Deeper in Hock to Russians
Who says foreign investors are done handing money to risky Americans? Russia's Digital Sky Technologies just started cashing out employee shares in Facebook, a $100 million investment. The move was expected; the implications will take longer to settle in. More » -
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Please Pay No Attention to the Scary Russian Oligarch Backing Facebook
It seems Facebook's new investor is keen to downplay its ties with "the hard man of Russia," an oligarch one critic called a "gangster and racketeer." How inconvenient, then, that said oligarch is reportedly buying up more shares. More »
