Arkady Rotenberg, a childhood friend of Vladimir Putin, won a state contract last week to conduct anti-corruption training and civil-society development across the country. The Russian government awarded 46 million rubles (US$688,000) to Granat LLP to direct public discussions and conferences. Granat is entirely owned by Rotenberg according to SPARK, Russia’s corporate database. A former judo partner of the President, Rosenberg has benefited from Putin’s friendship since he first took office in…