Russia billionaire once richest in country, Khodorkovsky shocked at release after decade in prison

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Khodorkovsky gives first interview after being freed from jail

In his first interview after being pardoned and freed from jail, former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky described the feeling to the Moscow political magazine “The New Times.” “After 10 years, it’s an unbelievable feeling of freedom.”