Stanislav Aleksandrovich Belkovsky (russian: Станисла́в Алекса́ндрович Белко́вский, born 7 February 1971,

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) is a Russian political analyst and communication specialist. He is a founder and director of the National Strategy Institute. He considers himself to be of Russian, Ukrainian, Polish and Jewish ethnicity. He is best known for his theatrical demeanor, humorous comportment, and deadpan style. In interviews and public talks, Belkovsky's trademark is mixing fast-paced political discussion with almost-nonsensical, absurdist statements laced with sarcasm, calling into question how 'serious' the preceding analysis was. Belkovsky is a commentator on a variety of political issues, including

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, such as Mikhail Khodorkovsky. 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. In 2005 Belkovsky announced that he is co-authoring a book with

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, at the time the head of the National-Bolshevik Party. Belkovsky has published allegations about

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's personal wealth, according to which Putin "controls a 4.5% stake in

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, 37% in

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" as well as 50% in the oil-trading company Gunvor run by his close friend

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. 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.О.Виноградова. ''Путинг в действии''
Belkovsky, referring to the "pee tape" allegation in the

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, said that "Prostitutes around the city say the 'golden shower' orgy story is true."

References

External links

Stanislav Belkovsky's interview with Russia Today

Russia Today RT (formerly Russia Today or Rossiya Segodnya (russian: Россия Сегодня) is a Russian state-controlled international news television network funded by the Russian government. It operates pay television and free-to-air channel ...

1 June 2007.
Belkovsky's publications
{{Russia-bio-stub 1971 births Living people 20th-century Russian Jews 21st-century Russian Jews Journalists from Moscow State University of Management alumni Russian activists against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian Jews Russian people of Polish descent Russian political scientists