Russian oligarch 2004, Putin apparently engaged in a power-struggle with some oligarchs, reaching a "grand bargain" with them. This bargain allowed the oligarchs to maintain their powers, in exchange for their explicit support of – and alignment with – Putin's government. Many more business people have become oligarchs during Putin's time in power, and often due to personal relations with Putin, such as the rector of the institute where Putin obtained a degree in 1996, Vladimir Litvinenko, and Putin's childhood friend and judo-teacher Arkady Rotenberg. However, other analysts argue that the oligarchic structure has remained intact under Putin, with Putin devoting much
Arkady Kobyakov in his apartment in Podolsk from stomach ulcers. Arkady Kobyakov "'Arkady Kobyakov O."' (2 June 1976, Nizhny Novgorod — 19 September 2015, Podolsk) is a Russian singer. Kabyakov Arkady Olegovich was born on 2 June 1976 in the city of Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod) in the family of ordinary workers. Father, Kobyakov Oleg Glebovich, worked as a chief mechanic of a motor depot, the mother, Volkova Tatyana Yurievna — the toy factory. In the family, Arkady was an only child. At an early age a kindergarten teacher advised the parents to determine Arkady in music school. So, at the age