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Excerpt - MOSCOW. May 17 (Interfax) - Former chairman of the Russian Central Bank Viktor Gerashchenko is ready to work with the Other Russia as a possible opposition candidate in the upcoming presidential elections, United Civil Front leader Garri Kasparov told a Moscow press conference in Moscow. "We certainly welcome the readiness of such an important person, who has such a serious biography, to become the opposition candidate in the Russian presidential elections. As far as I understand, he discussed the issue with representatives of various political forces, including me. I was not surprised by his statement," he said. ~...

OSCOW, April 27 - The biggest shareholders of the oil giant Yukos on Tuesday nominated Viktor V. Gerashchenko, a former central banker who began his tenure in the Soviet era, as the chairman of the board. Yukos did not announce any other nominations to its board. The board will vote on nominees on Wednesday, and they will be presented at a general shareholders meeting for approval in June. "Yukos shareholders invited me onto the board of directors and I accepted," Interfax news agency quoted Mr. Gerashchenko as saying. Mr. Gerashchenko is a deputy in Parliament representing Rodina, a nationalist bloc...