Londongrad: From Russia with Cash: The Inside Story of the Oligarchs

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London's transformation by Russian oligarchs' opulence.

Imagine diving into the heart of London's most extravagant transformation, where the tales of Russian super-rich are as vivid as they are true. "Londongrad" is the perfect book for anyone intrigued by the fusion of staggering wealth, political sagas, and the high-stakes lifestyle that escorts ostentatious oligarchs. Step into a world where luxury isn't just a word, but a multifaceted reality with consequences that ripple through both the glitzy and the gloomy streets of modern London.

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Londongrad: From Russia with Cash: The Inside Story of the Oligarchs

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ISBN: 9780007356379
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Date of Publication: 2010-07-08
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Business, Politics
Goodreads rating: 3.5
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The amazing true story of how London became home to the Russian super-rich. A dazzling tale of incredible wealth, ferocious disputes, beautiful women, private jets, mega-yachts, the world’s best footballers – and chauffeur-driven Range Rovers with tinted windows. A group of buccaneering Russian oligarchs made colossal fortunes after the collapse of communism – and many of them came to London to enjoy their new-found wealth. Londongrad tells for the first time the true story of their journeys from Moscow and St Petersburg to mansions in Mayfair, Knightsbridge and Surrey – and takes you into a shimmering world of audacious multi-billion pound deals, outrageous spending and rancorous feuds. But while London's flashiest restaurants echoed to Russian laughter and Bond Street shop-owners totted up their profits, darker events also played themselves out. The killing of ex-KGB man Alexander Litvinenko in London to the death – in a helicopter crash he all but predicted – of Stephen Curtis, the lawyer to many of Britain's richest Russians, chilled London's Russians and many of those who know them. This is the story of how Russia's wealth was harvested and brought to London – some of it spent by Roman Abramovich on his beloved Chelsea Football Club, some of it spent by Boris Berezovsky in his battles with Russia's all-powerful Vladimir Putin. Londongrad
 

London's transformation by Russian oligarchs' opulence.

Imagine diving into the heart of London's most extravagant transformation, where the tales of Russian super-rich are as vivid as they are true. "Londongrad" is the perfect book for anyone intrigued by the fusion of staggering wealth, political sagas, and the high-stakes lifestyle that escorts ostentatious oligarchs. Step into a world where luxury isn't just a word, but a multifaceted reality with consequences that ripple through both the glitzy and the gloomy streets of modern London.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.