Godfather of the Kremlin : Boris Berezovsky and the looting of Russia / Paul Klebnikov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klebnikov, Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Berezovskiĭ, B. A. (Boris Abramovich), 1946-2013.

Berezovskiĭ, B. A.

Businessmen--Russia (Federation)--Biography.

Businessmen.

Capitalists and financiers--Russia (Federation)--Biography.

Capitalists and financiers.

Russia (Federation)--Economic conditions--1991-.

Russia (Federation).

Economic conditions.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 400 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Life and times of Boris Berezovsky

Place of Publication:

New York : Harcourt, [2000]

Summary:

The story of Russia's wealthiest and most powerful businessman in the context of Russia's transformation from nuclear superpower into an impoverished nation.

Contents:

Cast of Characters 7

1. The Great Mob War 11

2. The Collapse of the Old Regime 46

3. Trader's Paradise 77

4. Selling the Country for Vouchers 110

5. The Listyev Murder 144

6. Privatizing the Profits of Aeroflot 170

7. The Race for Oil 188

8. The Black Treasury of the Yeltsin Campaign 212

9. Oligarchy 248

10. Vladimir Putin Takes Power 284

Appendix I Boris Berezovsky Appeals to the President 327

Appendix II The Yeltsin Campaign Covers Up 337

Appendix III Berezovsky's Empire 345.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-359) and index.

ISBN:

0151006210

OCLC:

43227280