Russian timber industry

Russian timber industry

The Russian timber industry is a significant contributor to the economy of Russia, worth around 20 billion dollars per year.

There are significant profits to be made selling timber to China in particular, and there have been allegations of illegal logging within Russia.

On 2007-12-06, Oleg Zhukovsky, a senior manager at VTB Bank working with the Russian timber industry, was found dead in the empty swimming pool of his dacha outside Moscow. Links to the criminal gangs within the Russian timber industry are suspected, and a murder investigation is underway. [Citation
last = Halpin
first =Tony
title =Top banker murdered as contract killings return to haunt Moscow
newspaper =The Times
date =December 8, 2007
url = http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/banking_and_finance/article3019237.ece] [Citation
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first =David
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title =Banker Found Dead In Pool
newspaper =The St Petersburg Times
date =Tuesday, December 11, 2007
url = http://www.sptimes.ru/story/24109]

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External links

* [http://www.kommersant.com/t487624/r_3/n_43/Timber_Industry_2000-2004 Timber Industry 2000-2004] (Kommersant)
* [http://gurukul.ucc.american.edu/TED/SIBERIA.HTM Siberia Logging] (TED Projects)
*Citation
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first =
title =Commercial Logging Fails in Russian Parliament
journal =Environment News Service
date =November 26, 2003
url =http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/nov2003/2003-11-26-04.asp
*Citation
last =Litvinovna
first =Irina
title =Timber industry in Russia shows promise
journal =The Logging and Sawmilling Journal
date =October 2004
url =http://www.forestnet.com/archives/Oct_04/guest_column.htm


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