Abramovich, Berezovsky and the real story of Russia’s lost billions | Alexander Lebedev
The glitz of two squabbling multimillionaires grabs the headlines but distracts from the high price ordinary Russians have paidIt has been bizarre to watch, from the safe distance of Moscow, how the British press has reported the court case between Roman Abramovich and Boris Berezovsky. All the classic ingredients of tabloid fare are there: vast wealth, broken promises, honour, shame, “krysha” – Russian for “roof” but a slang term meaning “protection” – and a few chateaux, yachts and flamboyant women thrown in too.
published date:Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:17:52 GMT
Abramovich, Berezovsky and the real story of Russia’s lost billions | Alexander Lebedev
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Abramovich, Berezovsky and the real story of Russia’s lost billions | Alexander Lebedev
The glitz of two squabbling multimillionaires grabs the headlines but distracts from the high price ordinary Russians have paidIt has been bizarre to watch, from the safe distance of Moscow, how the British press has reported the court case between Roman Abramovich and Boris Berezovsky. All the classic ingredients of tabloid fare are there: vast wealth, broken promises, honour, shame, “krysha” – Russian for “roof” but a slang term meaning “protection” – and a few chateaux, yachts and flamboyant women thrown in too.