Missing Russian politician

Russian presidential candidate Ivan Rybkin speaks to the media on his arrival in Moscow, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004. In a bizarre twist to Russia's presidential campaign, Rybkin who went missing last week surfaced Tuesday in Ukraine and returned to Moscow, saying he was surprised by the intense interest that his case sparked and sorry it upset his daughter. [AP]

Russian presidential candidate Ivan Rybkin, right, walks with Ksenya Ponomareva, the head of his election campaign headquarters, who met him at the airport upon his arrival in Moscow, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004. [AP]

Russian politician Ivan Rybkin (L) and businessman Boris Berezovsky descend stairs together in Barvikha, just outside Moscow, in this November 23, 1996 file photo. Rybkin who vanished last Thursday flew back to Moscow Tuesday looking pale despite saying he had merely taken an impromptu vacation in Ukraine. [Reuters]

Russian politician Ivan Rybkin poses with his wife Albina at his country house outside Moscow in this March 23, 1995 file photograph. Relatives and police said on February 10, 2004, they were no further ahead in tracking down missing Presidential candidate Rybkin, a vocal critic challenging Vladimir Putin's re-election bid. [Reuters]

Russian politician Ivan Rybkin (L) and businessman Boris Berezovsky talk together in a helicopter in the Chechen capital Grozny in this November 12, 1996 file photo. [Reuters]

Russian politician Ivan Rybkin (L) and and former Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov shake hands in the Ingush town of Nazran in this November 27, 1996 file photo. [Reuters]

Russian politician Ivan Rybkin (L), businessman Boris Berezovsky (R) and prominent Chechen separatist Akhmed Zakayev talk together during a meeting in the Chechen capital Grozny in this December 5, 1996 file photo. [Reuters]