The oligarchs : wealth and power in the new Russia / David E. Hoffman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoffman, David E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Businesspeople--Russia (Federation).

Businesspeople.

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

Russia (Federation).

Soviet Union--Economic conditions--1985-1991.

Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (609 p.)

Edition:

[Rev. and updated ed.].

Place of Publication:

New York : PublicAffairs, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hailed as "the most dramatic and comprehensive account" of the early years of Russian capitalism New York Times Book Review.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""The Oligarchs, Ten Years Later: An Introduction to the 2011 Paperback Edition""; ""Prologue""; ""Part One""; ""1. Shadows and Shortages""; ""2. Alexander Smolensky""; ""3. Yuri Luzhkov""; ""4. Anatoly Chubais""; ""5. Mikhail Khodorkovsky""; ""6. Boris Berezovsky""; ""7. Vladimir Gusinsky""; ""Part Two""; ""8. Unlocking the Treasure""; ""9. Easy Money""; ""10. The Man Who Rebuilt Moscow""; ""11. The Club on Sparrow Hills""; ""12. The Embrace of Wealth and Power""; ""13. Saving Boris Yeltsin""; ""14. The Bankers� War""; ""15. Roar of the Dragons""

""16. Hardball and Silver Bullets""""Epilogue""; ""Afterword to the 2003 Paperback Edition""; ""Postscript: Where They Are Now, May 2011""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-26408-0

9786613264084

1-61039-111-X

OCLC:

753480140