# Resolved: the Russian oligarchs will not remove Putin **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** ukraine-invasion\ **Created:** [April 4, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-russian-oligarchs-will-not-remove-putin/962270 "2022-04-04T19:07:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-russian-oligarchs-will-not-remove-putin/962270/22 "2022-04-25T18:36:07Z")
[An interesting article on the practice.](https://www.npr.org/2011/08/05/138993974/behind-bars-a-brief-history-of-the-defendant-s-cage) ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-russian-oligarchs-will-not-remove-putin/962270/23 "2022-05-03T00:38:09Z")
Here’s what happens to a Russian businessman who criticizes Putin: > **[Russian Tycoon Criticized Putin’s War. Retribution Was Swift.](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/01/world/europe/oligarch-putin-oleg-tinkov.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuomT1JKd6J17Vw1cRCfTTMQmqxCdw_PIxftm3iWka3DIDm4biPsSGYyMvErQf617apw02zWUTcVKMPo3WeBzyKpYO0FiDhWppJiDhtIFPyAx48qVb18B4qjsD_o-4CO4KS6wMvt-z7my-EqLOmPsCvHbzSVydw96pZM0cEWh2CZc2qbHFuEl29h6jfwlAItoBmtVPFn8tPHqDh54OtiCbQiNqVVlHrEEBkyA2IKU-LkCcw5NCF7ZTXkZ4G806tlUOt5_L7-oZld7O5K42eNNfzQueIS5BJQxRJzWkKFostPPqB-Nysm3wpYmBSfGjm2o5q4DImVO5kpm3ao&smid=url-share)** > > Oleg Tinkov spoke out against his country’s war in Ukraine. Now he is in hiding. In an exclusive interview he said, “I don’t believe in Russia’s future’’ under Vladimir Putin. This guy was not a Putin sycophant. He built a bank without any help from the Kremlin. Didn’t matter. Gift article, should be free. ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-russian-oligarchs-will-not-remove-putin/962270/24 "2022-05-03T14:20:00Z")
He probably should have gotten all his ducks in a row and sold his stake in the bank before his statements. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2022, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-russian-oligarchs-will-not-remove-putin/962270/25 "2022-05-04T02:00:10Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > And if those door-kickers act against Putin, who kicks down their door? Walter White? Oh, wait. He knocks. > [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Why, one of them stabbed himself to death with multiple wounds with a knife that was out of his reach! Fucking Over-achiever! ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2022, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-russian-oligarchs-will-not-remove-putin/962270/26 "2022-05-04T12:19:30Z")
I feel like this is going to be one of those things in which it was inconceivable that anyone would stand up to Putin, right up to the moment someone stands up to him, and everyone else joins in. And Putin himself is going to be the most surprised by this. For a short while, anyways. ---
**Author:** ![SOJA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@SOJA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SOJA)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-russian-oligarchs-will-not-remove-putin/962270/27 "2022-05-07T05:54:26Z")
My general understanding of their oligarch culture is every oligarch gives him money and by decree they and their family aren’t offed or exiled or jailed. The current oligarchs have as much power as a dish rag. Remove Putin and the next guy will be the same. It’s the never ending story with Russia in its many forms. Always one crazy person after another. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-russian-oligarchs-will-not-remove-putin/962270/28 "2022-05-08T18:01:32Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Walter White? Oh, wait. He knocks. Ooooooh… So **he’s** the one. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-russian-oligarchs-will-not-remove-putin/962270/29 "2022-09-10T17:31:14Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > I feel like this is going to be one of those things in which it was inconceivable that anyone would stand up to Putin, right up to the moment someone stands up to him, and everyone else joins in. Local (district level) councils in both Moscow and St. Petersburg are publicly calling for Putin to resign and/or be impeached. Police have said the lawmakers will be charged, but I haven’t heard of any arrests yet. Hopefully this emboldens other officials. This might be the beginning of the end for Putin. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-russian-oligarchs-will-not-remove-putin/962270/30 "2022-09-10T20:16:24Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > Local (district level) councils in both Moscow and St. Petersburg are publicly calling for Putin to resign and/or be impeached. Police have said the lawmakers will be charged, but I haven’t heard of any arrests yet. Hopefully this emboldens other officials. This might be the beginning of the end for Putin. [Cite.](https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-lawmakers-call-for-putin-removal-from-power-over-ukraine-2022-9) One of many good quotes from article - should definitely be read: > [@](#): > > “The Council of the Smolninskoye Municipal District decided to appeal to the State Duma deputies with a proposal to bring charges of treason against President Putin in order to remove him from office,” Palyuga stated in the tweet with the document, adding, “The decision was supported by the majority of the deputies present.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-russian-oligarchs-will-not-remove-putin/962270.md?page=1)