The U.S. State Department cried foul. Russian Media Mogul, Vladimir Gusinsky, Arrested After months of legal wrangling with Russian authorities and disputes over debts incurred by his media empire ...

MOSCOW, Russia -- Russian gas giant Gazprom has backed out of a deal to clear the debts of businessman Vladimir Gusinsky's media empire a day after prosecutors ordered the tycoon's arrest.

MOSCOW, Russia -- Media magnate Vladimir Gusinsky is sometimes compared to Western media barons like Rupert Murdoch for championing liberal, pro-Western ideas through his business empire.