The lawsuit that Boris Berezovsky has brought against his former business partner and protege Roman Abramovic in London’s High Court has solicited a great deal of media attention.  This is unsurprising; the scabrous tale of back-stabbing and wheeler-dealing amid a backdrop of fabulous wealth has proved intriguing to the international media.  As an article by Phillip Stevenson in the FT points out today however, the way in which the trial has uncovered some of the darker aspects of the Wild East 90s asset grab has also turned an unfavorable eye towards the current political climate in Russia.  Berezovsky believes that if corruption was bad then, it is worse now.  From the FT:

Amid the claims, counterclaims and occasional name-calling, there is a thread running through the story: the aforementioned Mr Putin.