Prokhorov
Aleksandr Mikhailovich
[al-ig-zan-der mi-kahy-luh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr myi-khahy-luh-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər mɪˈkaɪ lə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr myɪˈxaɪ lə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2002, Russian physicist: Nobel prize 1964.
Contemporary Examples
Some critics still accuse Prokhorov of coordinating his activities with Putin.
Putin’s Biggest Threat: Billionaire Playboy Mikhail Prokhorov Anna Nemtsova March 1, 2012
“I am against bloody revolutions, I am much more in favor of evolutions,” Prokhorov told reporters.
Is Russia’s Mikhail Prokhorov a Fake Challenger for Vladimir Putin? Anna Nemtsova December 12, 2011
In 2008, Prokhorov sold his shares in Norilsk to another Russian billionaire, Oleg Deripaska.
Putin’s Biggest Threat: Billionaire Playboy Mikhail Prokhorov Anna Nemtsova March 1, 2012
“There is a battle going on inside the Kremlin,” between hardliners and liberals, Prokhorov told the Financial Times last week.
Vladimir Putin Wins Russia Election, but It’s a Fragile Victory Owen Matthews, Anna Nemtsova March 3, 2012
But Prokhorov and Nemtsov had privately formed an alliance, Nemtsov said Monday.
Is Russia’s Mikhail Prokhorov a Fake Challenger for Vladimir Putin? Anna Nemtsova December 12, 2011
And Prokhorov has been careful not to say anything that would offend Putin personally.
Putin’s Biggest Threat: Billionaire Playboy Mikhail Prokhorov Anna Nemtsova March 1, 2012
Prokhorov is also in favor of letting media, Parliament, and the economy become independent of the state.
Putin’s Biggest Threat: Billionaire Playboy Mikhail Prokhorov Anna Nemtsova March 1, 2012
Historical Examples
Prokhorov is in somebody’s house and can’t go on duty just now.
The Inspector-General Nicolay Gogol
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