Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky declared his ambition over the weekend to play a leading role in steering Russia down the path toward European-style democracy.
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the recently freed former head of the Russian oil company Yukos, sits during the presentation of the German version of his book \"My Fellow Prisoners\" (Meine Mitgefangenen) at the Literaturhaus in Berlin, June 12, 2014. \"My Fellow Prisoners\" was Khodorkovsky's first book that was published in English and contains 21 short stories about the 10 years he spent in Russia's labour camps. AFP PHOTO / DPA / J\u00d6RG CARSTENSEN +++ GERMANY OUT
