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The Oligarchs: Wealth and Power in the New Russia by: David E Hoffman |
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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 338 EAN: 9781903985267 ISBN: 1903985269 Label: PublicAffairs Ltd. Manufacturer: PublicAffairs Ltd. Number Of Pages: 576 Publication Date: February 22, 2002 Publisher: PublicAffairs Ltd. Studio: PublicAffairs Ltd. Sales Rank: 616297 Related Items:
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 Rating: - Splendid Reading Hoffman has captured with force some of the key players in the transistion from failing communism state to aspiring capitalist society. The finest book of its kind to date. Well worth a second, third or even fourth read. Rating: - Brilliant synopsis of what happend and why it all went wrongHoffman as the Moscow based chief for a US newpaper and Russian speaker was ideally placed as the events covered by this book occurred. Starting from the Fall of communism and the rise of a new business power elite the like of which Russia had never seen since 1917 through Yeltsin's faltering reign due to his health, to the change to Putin is over the 500 odd pages covered with a masterful handling of an incredible range of material and evidence. Hoffman gives a great feel of what set apart both ... Read More: Rating: - Entertaining, informative, provocative.....a great read.Having lived and worked in Russia for many years I experienced first-hand many of the changes of the 90's. However, this book provided many insights, often quite provocative into what was really happening in the 90's and many of the key players in Russia at that time. Particularly insightful are the backgrounds on the oligarchs as it helps us better understand their thinking, their drive and their ambition. Would Russian democracy have collapsed in 1996 without them? Perhaps it would have, though ... Read More: |
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