Once upon a time in Russia: the rise of the oligarchs and the greatest wealth in history

Once Upon a Time in Russia is the untold true story of the larger-than-life billionaire oligarchs who surfed the waves of privatization to reap riches after the fall of the Soviet regime. Boris Berezovsky, a former mathematician whose first entrepreneurial venture was running an automobile reselling...

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Main Author: Mezrich, Ben 1969- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Arrow Books 2016
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Summary:Once Upon a Time in Russia is the untold true story of the larger-than-life billionaire oligarchs who surfed the waves of privatization to reap riches after the fall of the Soviet regime. Boris Berezovsky, a former mathematician whose first entrepreneurial venture was running an automobile reselling business, and Roman Abramovich, his dashing young protege who built a multi-billion-dollar empire of oil and aluminium. Locked in a complex, uniquely Russian partnership, Berezovsky and Abramovich battled their way through the "Wild East" of Russia with Berezovsky acting as the younger man's krysha- literally, his roof, his protector. Written with the heart-stopping pace of a thriller - but even more compelling because it is true - this story of amassing obscene wealth and power depicts a rarefied world seldom seen up close
Item Description:First published: 2015
Physical Description:v, 279 pages 20 cm
ISBN:9781784750008
178475000X