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Alexander Smolensky (Russian: Алексáндр Смолéнский) (born July 6, 1954) is the founder and president of one of the largest Russian banks, Stolichny Bank (also known as SBS/AGRO), which controls the newspapers Kommersant and Novaya Gazeta. Mr. Smolensky began his business activities on the black market of the so-called "shadow economy". His private ventures included trading foreign currency, moonlighting on a second job in a bakery without a permit as well as typesetting and publishing bibles using government presses and ink to do so. For these actions he was arrested by the KGB in 1981 and charged with economic crimes. Subsequently he was sentenced to two years of hard labor although he only served one day.

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David E. Hoffman. The Oligarchs: Wealth and Power in the New Russia, Public Affairs (2003) ISBN: 1586482025

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-'''Alexander Smolensky''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: ''Александр Смоленский'') (born [[July 6]], [[1954]]) is the founder and [[president]] of one of the largest Russian [[bank]]s, ''[[Stolichny Bank]]'' (also known as SBS/AGRO), which controls the newspapers ''[[Kommersant]]'' and ''[[Novaya Gazeta]]''. Mr. Smolensky began his business activities on the black market of the so-called "shadow economy". His private ventures included trading foreign currency, moonlighting on a second job in a bakery without a permit as well as typesetting and publishing bibles using government presses and ink to do so. For these actions he was arrested by the KGB in 1981 and charged with economic crimes. Subsequently he was sentenced to two years of hard labor although he only served one day.
+'''Alexander Smolensky''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: ''Алексáндр Смолéнский'') (born [[July 6]], [[1954]]) is the founder and [[president]] of one of the largest Russian [[bank]]s, ''[[Stolichny Bank]]'' (also known as SBS/AGRO), which controls the newspapers ''[[Kommersant]]'' and ''[[Novaya Gazeta]]''. Mr. Smolensky began his business activities on the black market of the so-called "shadow economy". His private ventures included trading foreign currency, moonlighting on a second job in a bakery without a permit as well as typesetting and publishing bibles using government presses and ink to do so. For these actions he was arrested by the KGB in 1981 and charged with economic crimes. Subsequently he was sentenced to two years of hard labor although he only served one day.
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