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In 1994 Radik Yakutian, head of the investigative department of the Samara Region prosecutor's office, was assassinated while looking into organized crime at Avtovaz.
FORBES: The Rise Of An Oligarch
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The Samara region, an industrial hub on the banks of the Volga, has over 500 registered media, says Andrei Gavriushenko, the co-editor of Delo, a business magazine.
ECONOMIST: A spider's web of hidden controls
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December 2012 Adventure takes place in Playa Samara, on the Northwest coast of Costa Rica, in the region of Guanacaste.
FORBES: Let The Sun Do Its Magic: A Wellness Beach Adventure In Costa Rica
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Avtovaz provides half the region's tax revenues, giving it plenty of clout with Samara's ambitious and influential governor, Konstantin Titov.
ECONOMIST: Russia