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Godfather of the Kremlin : Boris Berezovsky and the looting of Russia / by Klebnikov, Paul.(CARDINAL)845446;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Berezovskiĭ, B. A. (Boris Abramovich), 1946-2013.; Businessmen; Capitalists and financiers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Once upon a time in Russia: the rise of the oligarchs -- a true story of ambition, wealth, betrayal, and murder / by Mezrich, Ben,1969-author.(CARDINAL)343288;
Subjects: Biographies.; Berezovskiĭ, B. A. (Boris Abramovich), 1946-2013.; Abramovich, Roman Arkadievich, 1966-; Businessmen; Political corruption; Oligarchy;
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Once upon a time in Russia : the rise of the oligarchs -- a true story of ambition, wealth, betrayal, and murder / by Mezrich, Ben,1969-author.(CARDINAL)343288;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-265) and index.Two larger-than-life Russian Oligarchs amass megafortunes while locked in a complex partnership that will irrevocably change their lives -- and their country's destiny. Boris Berezovsky, former mathematician turned successful businessman, becomes known as the Godfather of the Kremlin and mentors Roman Abramovich, a dashing young entrepreneur who builds a multibillion-dollar empire of oil and aluminum. They battle their way through the "Wild East" of Russian privatization, until their relationship sours after Berezovsky attacks President Putin in the media. Dead bodies trail Berezovsky, who escapes to London, where he is found dead in his luxurious mansion outside London, declared a suicide. His associate Alexander Litvinenko dies painfully of polonium poisoning, creating an international furor and continuing investigation. With unprecedented, exclusive first-person sourcing, this tru-life thriller depicts a world of extraordinary wealth, power, and corruption, in one of the great epics of our time. -- Back cover.
Subjects: Biographies.; Berezovskiĭ, B. A. (Boris Abramovich), 1946-2013.; Abramovich, Roman Arkadievich, 1966-; Businessmen; Political corruption; Oligarchy;
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Once upon a time in Russia [sound recording] : the rise of the oligarchs : a true story of ambition, wealth, betrayal, and murder / by Mezrich, Ben,1969-,author.(CARDINAL)343288; Bobb, Jeremy,narrator.;
Read by Jeremy Bobb.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 protege who built a multi-billion-dollar empire of oil and aluminum.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Oligarchy; Political corruption; Businessmen; Berezovskiĭ, B. A. (Boris Abramovich), 1946-2013.; Abramovich, Roman Arkadievich, 1966-;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Orders to kill : the Putin regime and political murder / by Knight, Amy W.,1946-author.(CARDINAL)765146;
Includes bibliographical references and index."'Western leaders should be aware that when they shake hands with Putin, they shake hands with a murderer.'--Leonid Martyniuk. In Russia, the twenty-first century belongs to Vladimir Putin. His political dominance has lasted two presidential terms, an appointment to prime minister, and a controversial election to a third presidential term. And like the violent tsars and Soviet revolutionaries who came before him, he maintains his grip on power through coercion and intimidation. As journalists, activists, and political opponents in the Putin era continue to fall victim to suspicious illnesses and outright murder, a pattern has emerged. No matter who is charged with a specific death, the order to kill appears to come from above. Amy Knight, whom The New York Times called the West's foremost scholar of the KGB, presents a thorough and provocative examination of murders under the Putin regime. Knight offers new information about the most famous victims, such as Alexander Litvinenko, the former FSB officer poisoned while living in London, and the statesman Boris Nemtsov, murdered outside the Kremlin in 2015. She puts faces on many others forgotten or less well-known in the West. And she links Putin to acts of terrorism--including the Boston Marathon bombing. She also explores what these murders mean for Putin's future, for Russia, and for the West, where Donald Trump has claimed, 'Nobody has proven that he's killed anyone .... He's always denied it .... It has not been proven that he's killed reporters.' Orders to Kill is a timely and chilling read in a world increasingly subject to one man's thirst for revenge."--Jacket.Covert violence as a Kremlin tradition -- How the system works : Putin and his security services -- Galina Starovoitova : Putin's first victim? -- Terror in Russia : September 1999 -- Silencing critics -- Mafia-style killings in Moscow : Kozlov and Politkovskaya -- The Litvinenko story -- The poisoning -- Continued onslaught against Kremlin challengers -- Boris Berezovsky : suicide or murder? -- The Boston Marathon bombings : Russia's footprint -- Another democrat falls victim : the Nemtsov muder and its aftermath -- Kadyrov, Putin, and power in the Kremlin.
Subjects: Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-; Political violence; Assassination; State-sponsored terrorism; Secret service;
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Once upon a time in Russia [large print] the rise of the oligarchs--a true story of ambition, wealth, betrayal, and murder / by Mezrich, Ben,1969-(CARDINAL)343288;
Includes bibliographical references.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.
Subjects: Biographies.; Large print books.; Abramovich, Roman Arkadievich, 1966-; Berezovskiĭ, B. A. (Boris Abramovich), 1946-2013.; Businessmen; Oligarchy; Political corruption;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Death of a dissident : the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko and the return of the KGB / by Goldfarb, Alexander.(CARDINAL)425012; Litvinenko, Marina,1962-(CARDINAL)485320;
The assassination of former Russian intelligence officer Alexander Litvinenko in November 2006--poisoned by the rare radioactive element polonium--caused an international sensation. Within a few short weeks, the fit 43-year-old lay gaunt, bald, and dying in a hospital, the victim of a "tiny nuclear bomb." Suspicions swirled around Russia's FSB, the successor to the KGB, and the Putin regime. But what really happened? What did Litvinenko know? And why was he killed? The full story of Litvinenko's life and death is one that the Kremlin does not want told. Ever since 1998, when Litvinenko denounced the FSB for ordering him to assassinate tycoon Boris Berezovsky, he had devoted his life to exposing the FSB's darkest secrets. He investigated everything, and he denounced his former employers in no uncertain terms. Litvinenko dedicated his life to exposing this truth; it took his diabolical murder for the world to listen.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Biographies.; Litvinenko, Alexander, 1962-2006.; Federalʹnai͡a sluzhba bezopasnosti Rossii.; Dissenters; Political crimes and offenses;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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All the Kremlin's men : inside the court of Vladimir Putin / by Zygarʹ, Mikhail,1981-author,interviewer.(CARDINAL)356604;
"Charting the transformation of Vladimir Putin from a passionate fan of the West and a liberal reformer into a hurt and introverted outcast, All the Kremlin's Men is a historical detective story, full of intrigue and conspiracy. This is the story of the political battles that have taken place in the court of Vladimir Putin since his rise to power, and a chronicle of friendship and hatred between the Russian leader and his foreign partners and opponents. Russia's most prominent independent journalist Mikhail Zygar has had unprecedented access to people who are either currently or were formerly allied with Putin, but have only now agreed to reveal their impressions of the powerful president and his circle of power. Zygar's in-depth interviews include Putin's press secretary, Deputy Prime Minister, former finance minister, former Kremlin chief of staff, former mayor of Moscow, former presidential candidate, opposition leader Alexei Navalny, former presidents of Ukraine and Georgia Viktor Yushchenko and Mikhail Saakashvili, and many other key Russian and Western politicians and diplomats. For many people from Putin's closest circle, it was the first time they could tell their stories. Each chapter has a main character, who gives an insight into the origins of Vladimir Putin's transformation. Cumulatively, All the Kremlin's Men explains to the English-speaking audience what has happened to Russia, what the role of the West is in its destiny, and how this destiny could play out going forward. It is a delicious portrait of the strangeness of modern Russia, a country swirling with intrigue and paranoia, peppered with fateful missteps and confusion, and the brooding, volatile, magnificently unpredictable figure of Vladimir Putin"--Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-354) and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Interviews.; Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-;
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