LEADER 02674cam a2200373 a 4500003 hubpceuo 005 20221006131800.0 008 991229s2000 nyua b 001 0beng 010 99462183 020 0151006210 040 DLC |cDLC |dDLC |dhubpceuo |beng 041 eng 043 e-ru--- 050 00 HC340.12 |b.K555 2000 082 00 338.092 |221 100 1 Klebnikov, Paul, |d1963-2004. 245 10 Godfather of the Kremlin : |bBoris Berezovsky and the looting of Russia / |cPaul Klebnikov. 246 30 Life and times of Boris Berezovsky 260 New York : |bHarcourt, |c2000. 300 xiv, 400 p. : |bill. ; |c24 cm. 504 Includes bibliographical references (p. 346-360) and index. 520 Boris Berezovsky's business career has been meteoric. In just six years he managed to seize control of Russia's largest auto manufacturer, largest TV network, national airline, and one of the world's biggest oil companies. When Moscow's gangster families battled one another in the Great Mob War of 1993-1994, Berezovsky was in the thick of it. He was badly burned by a car bomb his driver was decapitated. A year later, Berezovsky emerged as the prime suspect in the assassination of the director of the TV network he acquired. Although plagued by scandal, he enjoyed President Yeltsin's support, serving as the personal "financial advisor" to Yeltsin and his family. In 1996, Berezovsky organized the financing of Yeltsin's re-election campaign-a campaign marred by fraud, embezzlement, and attempted murder. Berezovsky became the president's most influential political advisor, playing a key role in forming governments and dismissing prime ministers. Having labored to privatize the economy, Berezovsky privatized the state. Based on hundreds of taped interviews with top businessmen and government officials, as well as on secret police reports, contractual documents, and surveillance tapes, Godfather of the Kremlin is both a gripping story and a unique historical document. 580 Donation of Anatole Shub 600 10 Berezovskii, B. A. |q(Boris Abramovich), |d1946-2013. 650 0 Businessmen |zRussia (Federation) |vBiography. 650 0 Capitalists and financiers |zRussia (Federation) |vBiography. 651 0 Russia (Federation) |xEconomic conditions |y1991- 880 |6245 942 |2ddc |cBK 952 |00 |10 |2ddc |40 |6338_092000000000000_KLE |70 |8GEN |9160868OSA |bOSA |d2022-10-04 |eShub |l0 |o338.092 KLE |r2022-10-04 |w2022-10-04 |yBK |cGeneral Stacks 920 01 1e2lqjXG 992 01 338_092000000000000_KLE |bWWR_ZQXZZZZZZZZZZZZ_FEL 966 |cIn the Research Room