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The Oligarchs: Wealth And Power In The New Russia
David Hoffman
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Description for The Oligarchs: Wealth And Power In The New Russia
Paperback. Hailed as "the most dramatic and comprehensive account" of the early years of Russian capitalism New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 608 pages, 8-pp. B/W photo insert on text. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JP; KC; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 44. Weight in Grams: 614.
In this saga of brilliant triumphs and magnificent failures, David E. Hoffman, the former Moscow bureau chief for the Washington Post, sheds light on the hidden lives of Russia's most feared power brokers: the oligarchs. Focusing on six of these ruthless men, Alexander Smolensky, Yuri Luzhkov, Anatoly Chubais, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Boris Berezovsky, and Vladimir Gusinsky,Hoffman shows how a rapacious, unruly capitalism was born out of the ashes of Soviet communism.
In this saga of brilliant triumphs and magnificent failures, David E. Hoffman, the former Moscow bureau chief for the Washington Post, sheds light on the hidden lives of Russia's most feared power brokers: the oligarchs. Focusing on six of these ruthless men, Alexander Smolensky, Yuri Luzhkov, Anatoly Chubais, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Boris Berezovsky, and Vladimir Gusinsky,Hoffman shows how a rapacious, unruly capitalism was born out of the ashes of Soviet communism.
Product Details
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S.
Number of pages
600
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
618g
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781610390705
SKU
V9781610390705
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About David Hoffman
David E. Hoffman is a contributing editor at the Washington Post. He covered the White House during the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, and was subsequently diplomatic correspondent and Jerusalem correspondent. From 1995 to 2001, he served as Moscow bureau chief, and later as foreign editor and assistant managing editor for foreign news. He is the ... Read more
Reviews for The Oligarchs: Wealth And Power In The New Russia
"[Hoffman's] account is the most dramatic and comprehensive yet... What makes this account both devastating and entertaining is the way Hoffman has pieced it together... he has read far and wide, and operated like a probing private eye." (New York Times Book Review) "[Hoffman's] book may well be the most authoritative account we will ever get of the early days ... Read more