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Which major scheme is Khodorkovsky associated with during the privatization of state assets in the 90s?
"Loans for Shares"
"Gold for Oil"
"Shares for Bonds"
"Land for Capital"
Answer
Khodorkovsky was involved in the Loans for Shares scheme, which was a controversial privatization method used in Russia in the 1990s. The scheme allowed private companies to buy government-owned assets in exchange for loans that were never repaid. Khodorkovsky used this scheme to acquire control of Yukos, one of Russia's largest oil companies.
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