Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky, a former mathematician and government official, made his fortune in the post-Soviet Russia of the 1990s.
He profited from gaining control over various assets, including the country’s main television channel, Channel One. In 1997, Forbes magazine estimated Berezovsky’s wealth at $3 billion.
Berezovsky was at the height of his power during President Boris Yeltsin’s years in office, and Berezovsky was made deputy secretary of Russia’s security … [Read More]
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Source: VOA News: Economy and Finance
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