▁international ▁press ▁as ▁a ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁Kh od ork ov sky ' s ▁don ations ▁to ▁both ▁liberal ▁and ▁commun ist ▁oppon ents ▁of ▁the ▁Kre ml in . ▁The ▁government ▁said ▁that ▁Kh od ork ov sky ▁was ▁" cor rupt ing " ▁a ▁large ▁segment ▁of ▁the ▁D uma ▁to ▁prevent ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁tax ▁code . ▁Kh od ork ov sky ▁was ▁arrested , ▁Y uk os ▁was ▁bank rupted ▁and ▁the ▁company ' s ▁assets ▁were ▁au ction ed ▁at ▁below - market ▁value , ▁with ▁the ▁largest ▁share ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁company ▁Ros ne ft . ▁The ▁fate ▁of ▁Y uk os ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁a ▁bro ader ▁shift ▁of ▁Russia ▁towards ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁state ▁capital ism . ▁This ▁was ▁unders cor ed ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁when ▁share hold ers ▁of ▁Y uk os ▁were ▁awarded ▁$ 5 0   b ill ion ▁in ▁compens ation ▁by ▁the ▁P erman ent ▁Ar bitr ation ▁Court ▁in ▁The ▁H ague . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Anna ▁Polit kov sk aya , ▁a ▁journalist ▁who ▁exposed ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁army ▁and ▁its ▁conduct ▁in ▁Che ch ny a , ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁lo bb y ▁of ▁her ▁a partment ▁building , ▁on ▁Put in ' s ▁birth day . ▁The ▁death ▁of ▁Polit kov sk aya ▁triggered ▁international ▁criticism , ▁with ▁accus ations ▁that ▁Put in ▁had ▁failed ▁to