Yet another, potentially longer-lasting battle is playing out behind the scenes — involving Putin’s government, some of Russia’s wealthiest industrialists and a state-owned bank.The government is demanding that the country’s biggest companies stand firm on commitments to bankroll the Games.Ivanov asked to retire, and requested that his trusted deputy, Anton Vaino, replace him.Even if wholly accurate, it does little to explain the timing of the announcement, which comes amid a worrisome security crisis in Crimea that is escalating tensions with Ukraine, and a widening purge within Russia's upper elites that is starting to look like a major changing of the guard.

He lives in London in Belgravia, but also owns a house in Snowmass, Colorado.I just notice that both Singles and have been closed. In 2008 Singles Net was one of the most popular dating services.In February 2010 acquired Singles Net for an undisclosed sum. didn't change much when they purchased the dating site and it suffered for it.A champion of socially conservative, moral and religious causes, Mr Yakunin was long considered part of Mr Putin’s inner circle, and his retirement in August last year sparked speculation in the Russian press about a schism among the Moscow elite.A former Soviet diplomat - and, it is widely believed, spy - Mr Yakunin left government service to go into business in the early 1990s.He was born in a jewish family, father - Mark Iosifovich Shvidler, geologist.In 1990s he teamed up with Roman Abramovich to start the oil trading, they partnered to gain control of oil giant Sibneft, which Shvidler joined initially as senior vice president.Eugene Shvidler, is a jewish oil businessman in Russia.Although not often referred to as one of the prominent business oligarchs, he still made his fortune in Russia during the privatization of Russian industry.After the first fight, the leaders suddenly were plunged into darkness for almost three minutes, giving them a taste of the blackouts that have plagued Sochi for years.Putin, poker-faced when the power returned, strode into the ring to congratulate the fighters as the tournament concluded.Last summer Singles Net was relaunched as and it didn't fair any better since as of March 21, 2014 both were closed permanently.On a related note I also notice that Friend Finder Networks also closed Indian Friend Finder sometime in the last few months.Winston Churchill famously remarked that a Russian power struggle is like "watching dogs fight under a carpet," and little has changed since his time.Russia does hold elections – polls to choose a new State Duma, the national parliament, are barely a month away – and they are not meaningless.