Infosphere AB presentationof forces that affect the situation in the Russian Federation.. The presentation is part of a 3 hour workshop for top level management in middle sized and large corporation

1. RUSSIA AND THE REST "Now I hold all Creation in my foot - I kill as I please because it is all mine - I am going to keep things like this." Ted Hughes

2. 2008-10-02 OIL & GAS TELCO CONFLICTS DOMESTIC "Russia is a state [whose interests] will now be taken into account Russia does not want confrontation with any country. Russia does not plan to isolate itself" 2008-08-01 OIL & GAS INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

4. FORCES THAT CAN`T BE IGNORED

5. RUSSIAS GEOPOLITICS IS LIKE A GAME OF CHESS

7. POSITION BEFORE AUG 08

8. I think Russia has come to the conclusion that trying to play by rules that were established by the West is futile, because Russia will lose. Russia feels that the West isn't ready or interested in considering it as an equal partner. So Russia opted for another scenario, in which it acts as it sees fit.“ [08/29/2008]

10. WHO GOVERNS RUSSIA?

12. SO WHO PULL THE STRINGS?

14. ” OZERO”

15. 1996 2008 KGB 88-91 Lawyer in St Petersburg (for mayor Sobchak, 2004 2000 Chairman GAZPROM 1991 Head of Putin Presidential Campaign President of Russia Putin's first deputy chief of staff first deputy prime minister Prime minister President of Russia Head of Russian Railways Director of Rosneft V. Strzhalkovsky MMC Norilsk Nickel depoty Transportation Minister BaltUneximbank “ ozero” “ ozero” “ ozero” St Petersburg city council from 1990 to 1996 In St Petersburg (for mayor Anatoly Sobchak, N.Patrushev Putin Medvedev I Sechin V.Yakuniin Minister of Security of the Republic of Karelia. Federal Service of Counterespionage (FSK), Secretary of the Security Council of Russia. Director of the FSB 1980 KGB (Leningrad 1975 :appointed to the First Chief Directorate (PGU), an elite division of the KGB Head of the Federal Touriism agency S Ivanov In 1975 – 2004 he worked in KGB and its successors in Leningrad/Saint Petersburg 1976 KGB (Leningradi) First Dep. Prime Minister United aircraft copr minister of defense 19768KGB (Leningradi) Federal Security Service. V Ivanov presidential aide Chariman of Almaz Antei & Aeroflot St Petersburg hief of secretariat of vice-mayor Sobchak Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation “ ozero” “ ozero” 1985-1991 KGB JSC Stream Vladimir Alexeyevich Smirnov

16. The Oligarchs M Friedman Roman Abramovich Vagit Alekperov Alexei Mordashov Vladimir Yevtushenkov Nikolai Tsvetkov Iskander Makhmudov Victor Rashnikov Alexei Kuzmichov Alexander Abramov Dmitry Pumpyansky Alisher Usmanov Roustam Tariko Leonid Fedun Viktor Vekselberg Mikhail D. Prokhorov Vladimir O. Potanin Vladimir Lisin Dmitry Rybolovlev