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
Igor Rotenberg on Russian federal highways beginning November 2015. Insted of the expected total revenues from Platon of 20 to 40 billion rubles, the actual revenues were 25% or less than those figures. On 29 March 2018, Igor sold his 33.3% stake in TPS Real Estate Holdings for $1 billion to his sister Liliya Rotenberg (). On 6 April 2018, Igor Rotenberg and his NPV Engineering Group were placed under United States sanctions. In October 2018, Igor Rotenberg had an estimated wealth of $1.1 billion by Forbes. He is married and has three children. Igor Rotenberg Igor Rotenberg, () is a Russian