Gazprom Neft CEO Alexander Dyukov, along with his long-time associate Evgeny Kozhevnikov, is accused of misappropriating state funds while allegedly circumventing oversight from Gazprom head Alexey Miller. Dyukov, formerly an engineer at a fuel station and considered close to the controversial figure Ilya Traber (“Antikvar”), is often depicted by commentators as having adopted the practices associated with his earlier patron. And all these activities began many years ago in Saint Petersburg, where Antikvar was considered the "night governor". It was then that the young upstart Alexander...