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Vladimir Milov
Vladimir Milov is a Russian opposition politician, publicist, economist, and energy expert. In 1997-2002, Mr. Milov worked with the Russian Government (Federal Energy Commission and Ministry of Energy), including as Deputy Energy Minister in 2002. He was the author of the concept of breaking up and unbundling Gazprom which was vetoed by Vladimir Putin. Later, Mr. Milov became one of the major public critics of Vladimir Putin, working closely with late opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, and as an advisor to the late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny and host at Navalny Live Youtube channel. He served as a Research Associate at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies in Brussels and the Vice President of the Free Russia Foundation (Washington D.C.). He is now based in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Dr. Maxim Ananyev
Dr. Maxim Ananyev is a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of multiple research articles on political economy and development, taxation, media bias, and social capital.