Godfather of the Kremlin: Life and Times of Boris Berezovsky - Hardcover

Klebnikov, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0151006210 ISBN 13: 9780151006212

Publisher: Thomson Learning, 2000

Synopsis

Chronicles the life of the head of one of Moscow's gangster families, who gained control of Russia's largest auto manufacturer, largest television network, and national airline and who also financed the re-election of Boris Yeltsin, to whom he was a key advisor. 100,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

"[An] indispensable as well as riveting account of the rise of this cunning, rapacious, and ruthless figure."-The Washington Monthly

Well informed . . . A richly detailed account of the emergence of a new Russian oligarchy."-The New York Times
Fascinating, well-written narratives of how a corrupt, oligarchic capitalist system has evolved since Yeltsin and his team first launched economic reforms in 1992."
-Business Week
[An] indispensable as well as riveting account of the rise of this cunning,
rapacious, and ruthless figure."-The Washington Monthly

About the Author:

Paul Klebnikov holds a Ph.D. in Russian History from the London School of Economics. He is a senior editor at Forbes and has reported on Russia since 1989. A fluent Russian speaker, he has won four press awards for his writing on Russian business.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomson Learning
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0151006210
• ISBN 13: 9780151006212
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352