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Once Upon a Time in Russia

The Rise of the Oligarchs and the Greatest Wealth in History

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 The New York Times bestselling author of Bringing Down the House and The Accidental Billionaires tells his most incredible story yet: A true drama of obscene wealth, crime, rivalry, and betrayal from deep inside the world of billionaire Russian oligarchs that Booklist called “one more example of just how talented a storyteller [Mezrich] is.”

Meet two larger-than-life Russians: former mathematician Boris Berezovsky, who moved into more lucrative ventures as well as politics, becoming known as the Godfather of the Kremlin; and Roman Abramovich, a dashing young entrepreneur who built one of Russia’s largest oil companies from the ground up.

After a chance meeting on a yacht in the Caribbean, the men became locked in a complex partnership, surfing the waves of privatization after the fall of the Soviet regime and amassing mega fortunes while also taking the reins of power in Russia. With Berezovsky serving as the younger entrepreneur’s krysha—literally, his roof, his protector—they battled their way through the “Wild East” of Russia until their relationship soured when Berezovsky attacked President Vladimir Putin in the media. Dead bodies trailed Berezovsky as he escaped to London, where an associate died painfully of Polonium poisoning, creating an international furor. As Abramovich prospered, Berezovsky was found dead in a luxurious London townhouse, declared a suicide.

With unprecedented, exclusive first-person sourcing, Mezrich takes us inside a world of unimaginable wealth, power, and corruption to uncover this exciting story, a true-life thriller epic for our time—“Wolf Hall on the Moskva” (BookPage). Affaires Divertissement et célébrités Politiciens Politique Politique et militantisme Professionnels et universitaires Russie Argent Union soviétique Célébrité
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This was an experience. I’m an ordinary working taxpaying citizen. This book opened an entirely new world to me. One I might add I am glad I don’t know first hand. I really liked the book but sometimes had to stop listening to let myself regroup and break from such a dark side of life . Sometimes it was a bit difficult to follow partly due to the Russian names some of which sound similar. Other than that I would recommend this book despite it being gritty and dark and very often brutal, sadistic and even evil. It was an education for me.

Very much an eye opener

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This book made my 40 min. long morning and evening commute back and forth to work an unforgettable experience.
During the ride I have been transported back to 90s Russia and re-lived the events of that era. Thank YOU Ben Mezrich & #Audible1

Superb!

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