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what were the oligarchs during privatization under boris yeltsin.?
giveaways of valuable state assets to a small group of tycoons in finance, industry, energy, telecommunications, and the media who came to be known as "oligarchs.
What did privatization have to do with it?
Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Yeltsin promoted privatization as a way of spreading ownership of shares in former state enterprises.
why did he do this?
to create political support for his economic reforms.
was he successful?
' In the early 1990s, Anatoly Chubais, Yeltsin's deputy for economic policy, emerged as a leading advocate of privatization in Russia.

Question: what role did the oligarchs play?
Self-contained rewrite: What role did the oligarchs play in the privatization in Russia?