Like many others in Russia who are allowed to enjoy their wealth in peace today (or maybe are lamenting its loss due to the financial crisis), he made his money in thoroughly obscure ways during the early post-Soviet years. But, instead of buying villas, yachts, or soccer clubs abroad, he invested his fortune in Russia.
当然，霍多尔科夫斯基不是圣人。同俄罗斯其他许多可以安心享受他们的财富（或是因金融危机而感叹财富的损失）的人一样，在苏联解体后的最初岁月里，他以令人完全捉摸不透的方式积累了财富。但是，他其后不是购买别墅、游艇或国外足球俱乐部，而是把财富投资在俄罗斯国内。