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The Russian oligarchs emerged as business entrepreneurs under Mikhail Gorbachev (General Secretary, 1985–1991) using various loopholes during economic liberalization under Gorbachev's of perestroika. [1] Boris Berezovsky, a mathematician and former researcher, became the first well-known Russian business oligarch. [2]
Russia: 71 11.5 –US$6.9B: Steel, telecom, and investments in the privatization of Russia [11] 8: 173 Gennady Timchenko: Russia Finland Armenia: 72 11.3 –US$10.7B: Oil & gas industry and investments in the privatization of Russia [12] 9: 177 Andrey Melnichenko: Russia United Arab Emirates: 52 11.1 –US$6.8B: Coal industry and fertilizer [13 ...
It referred to a previous investigation by USA Today, which concluded that "38 Russian businessmen and oligarchs close to the Kremlin died in mysterious or suspicious circumstances between 2014 and 2017." [5] The phenomenon has been called "sudden Russian death syndrome" or "sudden oligarch death syndrome", a play on sudden arrhythmic death ...
Biden singled out wealthy oligarchs in his State of the Union address, promising to “seize your yachts, your luxury apartments, your private jets.” Meet Russia’s oligarchs, a group of men ...
The U.S. has begun an aggressive new push to inflict pain on Russia’s economy and specifically its oligarchs with the intent of thwarting the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. From the Treasury ...
In response to the invasion of Ukraine, nations around the world continue to target Russia’s oligarchs, the class of wealthy elites who make up some of President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies.
The list of "oligarchs" submitted as part of one of the five reports delivered to Congress on 29 January 2018 included 96 names. [5] [2] [6]According to the document itself, its criterion for inclusion as an "oligarch" was simply being a Russian with a net worth of over $1 billion. [2]
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