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.
Mnogo više poslovnih ljudi su postali oligarsi u vreme Putinove vlasti, obično zbog ličnih odnosa sa Putinom, kao što je rektor instituta gde je Putin diplomirao 1996., Vladimir Litvinenko, i Putinov trener džudoa iz detinjstva, Arkadi Rotenberg.