The Piratization of Russia: Russian Reform Goes Awry Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Piratization of Russia: Russian Reform Goes Awry Book

In 1991, a small group of Russians emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union claiming ownership some of the most valuable petroleum, natural gas and metal deposits in the world. By 1997, five of those individuals were on Forbes Magazine's list of the world's richest billionaires. These self-styled oligarchs were accused of using guile, intimidation, and occasionally violence to reap these rewards. This revelatory work examines the structure of the Russian economy and considers why it collapsed in 1998 and why it began its recovery in 1999. It also provides a close examination of the Russian oil industry and the oligarchs who control it and who have now decided to go "legitimate".Read More

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  • 041531528X
  • 9780415315289
  • Marshall I. Goldman
  • 10 April 2003
  • Routledge
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 304
  • 1
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