Once upon a time in Russia
Subtitle: the rise of the oligarchs--a true story of ambition, wealth, betrayal, and murder
By: Ben Mezrich
Edition: Large Print Edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction; Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 371
ISBN-13: 9781410480514
Subjects: Political corruption; Large type books; Businessmen; Biography; Oligarchy
Description: 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: "Godfather of the Kremlin" Boris Berezovsky, a former mathematician whose first entrepreneurial venture was running an automobile reselling business, and Roman Abramovich, his dashing young protégé who built a multi-billion-dollar empire of oil and aluminum.  Written with the heart-stopping pacing of a thriller -- but even more compelling because it is true -- this story of amassing obscene wealth and power depicts a rarefied world seldom seen up close.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-366).