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The Oligarchs

Wealth & Power in the New Russia
Pages
567
Published
2002
Language
English

Synopsis

In September 1994, a secret meeting of wealthy Russian businessmen on Sparrow Hill ignited a conversation that would forever change Russia. This book chronicles six powerful figures who led the nation's ambitious shift from failed socialism to free market capitalism. It introduces Boris Berezovsky, Vladimir Gusinsky, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Alexander Smolensky, Anatoly Chubais, and Yuri Luzhkov, detailing their roles in this monumental economic experiment.

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