Former Russian President Mikhail Khodorkovsky spent 10 years in Siberian prison camp . Khodorkovsky is trying to unite Russia with ` ` European mindset , '' writes Mary Dougherty . The group was shut down in 2006 , its accounts frozen by the Russian government . But prospects for Russian civic life appear dim , at least for now , she writes .
Former Russian President Mikhail Khodorkovsky spent 10 years in Siberian prison camp . Khodorkovsky is trying to unite Russia with ` ` European mindset , '' writes Mary Dougherty . But prospects for Russian civic life appear dim , at least for now , she writes .