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Rich Russians : from oligarchs to bourgeoisie / Elisabeth Schimpfössl.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schimpfössl, Elisabeth, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Elite (Social sciences)--Russia (Federation).
- Elite (Social sciences).
- Social classes--Russia (Federation).
- Social classes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- This text looks at representatives of the top 0.1 percent of Russian society: their stories, trajectories, ideas about life, and how they see their role and position at the top of Russian society. They are explored through their own stories: 80 interviews with multimillionaires and billionaires, and their spouses and children, conducted between 2008 and 2017.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- A short story of enrichment
- Becoming bourgeois
- Quests for legitimacy and superiority
- Family history
- Rich Russians' philanthropy
- A man's world
- The inheritors' coming of age
- Rich Russians and the West
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Previously issued in print: 2018.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-067778-3
- 0-19-067779-1
- 0-19-067777-5
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