Once Upon a Time in Russia: The Rise of the Oligarchs―A True

Once Upon a Time in Russia: The Rise of the Oligarchs―A True Story of Ambition, Wealth, Betrayal, and Murder

One of the Wall Street Journalâ‚¬s Best Business Books of 2015

The bestselling author of Bringing Down the House (sixty-three weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and the basis for the hit movie 21) and The Accidental Billionaires (the basis for the Academy Awardâ‚¬â€œwinning film The Social Network) delivers an epic drama of wealth, rivalry, and betrayal among mega-wealthy Russian oligarchsâ‚¬"and its international repercussions.

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: â‚¬Å“Godfather of the Kremlinâ‚¬Â Boris Berezovsky, a former mathematician whose first entrepreneurial venture was running an automobile reselling business, and Roman Abramovich, his dashing young protÂ©gÂ© who built a multi-billion-dollar empire of oil and aluminum. Locked in a complex, uniquely Russian partnership, Berezovsky and Abramovich battled their way through the â‚¬Å“Wild Eastâ‚¬Â of Russia with Berezovsky acting as the younger manâ‚¬s kryshaâ‚¬"literally, his roof, his protector.

Written with the heart-stopping pacing of a thrillerâ‚¬"but even more compelling because it is trueâ‚¬"this story of amassing obscene wealth and power depicts a rarefied world seldom seen up close. Under Berezovskyâ‚¬s krysha, Abramovich built one of Russiaâ‚¬s largest oil companies from the ground up and in exchange made cash deliveriesâ‚¬"including 491 million dollars in just one year. But their relationship frayed when Berezovsky attacked President Vladimir Putin in the mediaâ‚¬"and had to flee to the UK. Abramovich continued to prosper. Dead bodies trailed Berezovskyâ‚¬s footsteps, and threats followed him to London, where an associate of his died painfully and famously of Polonium poisoning. Then Berezovsky himself was later found dead, declared a suicide.

Exclusively sourced, capturing a momentous period in recent world history, Once Upon a Time in Russia is at once personal and political, offering an unprecedented look into the wealth, corruption, and power behind what Graydon Carter called â‚¬Å“the story of our age.â‚¬Â
Country USA
Brand Atria Books
Manufacturer Atria Books
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2015-06-02
UnitCount 1
UPCs 884370272959
EANs 0884370272959

Country	USA
Brand	Atria Books
Manufacturer	Atria Books
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2015-06-02
UnitCount	1
UPCs	884370272959
EANs	0884370272959

Once Upon a Time in Russia: The Rise of the Oligarchs―A True Story of Ambition, Wealth, Betrayal, and Murder

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