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A

Abramovich, Irina, 196–97, 243

Abramovich, Roman, 82, 113–22, 173–74, 196–201

aluminum interests of, 132, 147, 184, 199, 245, 249–50

background of, 45–47, 50, 113, 115, 121, 186

Berezovsky’s exile and, 182–83, 186–87, 192, 197

Berezovsky’s first meeting with, 46–47

Berezovsky’s relationship with, 45–50, 73, 76, 87–88, 116–18, 122, 130, 147, 174, 182–87, 198–201, 208, 211, 218, 231, 236, 245–46, 248–49, 251

Berezovsky’s suit against, 235–37, 239, 243–52, 254, 258–59

Caribbean cruises of, 44–48, 56, 118, 182

Chechen conflicts and, 117–18

elections and, 87–88, 132

final payments to Berezovsky of, 197–201, 209, 231, 245–46

Goncharova’s package and, 70, 76–77

Goncharova’s relationship with, 69–71

Krasnoyarsk aluminum production and, 119–22

Kursk incident and, 174, 187

oil interests of, 47–50, 56, 72–73, 113, 132, 245

ORT acquisition of, 183–87, 192, 200, 236, 245, 248–49

Patarkatsishvili’s relationship with, 115–16

physical appearance of, 182

Putin and, 147, 174, 184, 187, 245, 248–49

Sibneft and, 71–73, 75, 77, 87–88, 97, 114–17, 147, 184, 186, 199, 218, 231, 245, 248–49

wealth of, 208–9, 231, 243–44

advertising, 31, 53–55, 58–60, 72

Aeroflot, 96–97, 172–73, 192, 206–7

and criminal allegations against Berezovsky, 131, 147, 172, 185

Alexandrovka Dacha, 144

Berezovsky’s eviction from, 173

All-Russia Party, 132–34

aluminum, 83

Abramovich and, 132, 147, 184, 199, 245, 249–50

Berezovsky and, 120, 122, 245, 249–50

in Krasnoyarsk, 119–22

Aluminum Wars, 119, 122

Antibes, 116, 198

Berezovsky’s exile and, 179–82, 185–87

Antigua, 43–44

Aven, Pyotr, 44–45, 248

AvtoVAZ, 11, 13–15

B

bankers, banking, 24, 74–75, 77, 82, 200

Aven and, 44

Berezovsky and, 15, 45, 84, 86

Gusinsky and, 32–33, 48, 86, 132, 146

Khodorkovsky and, 74, 204, 207

Most Bank and, 32–33, 132, 146

Barsukov, Mikhail, 91

Berezovsky, Boris Abramovich, 9–17, 27–36, 43–56, 79–91, 114–18, 127–35, 140–48, 157–65, 171–75, 179–87, 195–201, 206–11, 223, 229–41, 243–59

Abramovich’s final payments to, 197–201, 209, 231, 245–46

Abramovich’s oil interests and, 47–50, 56

Abramovich’s relationship with, 45–50, 73, 76, 87–88, 116–18, 122, 130, 147, 174, 182–87, 198–201, 208, 211, 218, 231, 236, 245–46, 248–49, 251

Abramovich sued by, 235–37, 239, 243–52, 254, 258–59

access to Kremlin of, 67, 76, 85, 117–18, 128, 132, 142, 147, 157, 160, 174, 184, 199, 211, 250, 254

Aeroflot and, 96–97, 131, 147, 172–73, 185, 192, 206–7

aluminum interests of, 120, 122, 245, 249–50

and assassination of Listyev, 63, 65–67

attempted arrest of, 48, 64–67

attempted assassinations of, 17, 19–25, 28–29, 35, 48, 62, 79, 85, 110, 147, 174, 180, 200, 210, 259

attempted extradition of, 206, 209–10

background of, 12–14, 32, 45, 61, 181, 186, 200, 207

banking interests of, 15, 45, 84, 86

car business of, 10–11, 13–16, 29, 31–32, 48, 106–7, 142, 181

Caribbean cruises of, 43–48, 50, 56, 72, 118, 148, 182

Chechen conflicts and, 96–97, 117–18

company headquarters of, 9–11, 13

criminal allegations against, 64–67, 131, 147, 172, 185, 192, 200, 259

death of, 257–59

demise of, 252, 259, 262

elections and, 34, 49, 53, 72, 80–91, 96, 105, 125, 128, 131

exile of, 171, 174, 179–83, 185–87, 191–93, 197, 201, 206–8, 210–11, 245, 255–56, 259

Family and, 32, 35, 45, 81, 91, 97, 109, 117, 122, 125, 130–31, 143

financial problems of, 217–18, 230–31, 233, 252, 258–59

Forbes sued by, 211, 254

FSB complaint of, 103, 105, 108–10

FSB-ordered assassination of, 99–103, 108, 110, 129, 200

Goncharova’s package and, 70–71, 76–77

Gusinsky’s relationship with, 32, 48, 83–84, 86, 146, 174

injuries of, 21, 27–29, 32, 82, 110

Khodorkovsky’s arrest and, 206, 210

Klebnikov’s murder and, 254–55

Kommersant and, 109, 172

Korzhakov’s relationship with, 29–32, 35, 147, 174

Krasnoyarsk aluminum production and, 120, 122

Kursk incident and, 157–59, 161–62, 167, 174, 187

Lebed’s relationship with, 118, 120

Listyev’s relationship with, 56, 64

Litvinenko’s death and, 229–31

Litvinenko’s exile and, 190–91

Litvinenko’s imprisonment and, 124, 129, 143

Litvinenko’s poisoning and, 227

Litvinenko’s press conference and, 109–11

Litvinenko’s relationship with, 61–67, 96–103, 105–6, 108, 123–24, 129–30, 173, 190–91, 193, 214, 217, 219, 230

Litvinenko’s whistle-blowing and, 101, 103, 105, 108–11

Logovaz Club office of, 61–65, 76–77, 96

national security post of, 96

pace and impatience of, 10–12, 14, 16, 127, 134–35, 254

Patarkatsishvili’s death and, 240–41, 249

Patarkatsishvili’s relationship with, 46–47, 116, 137, 142, 168–69, 171, 174, 179–80, 198, 209, 218, 231, 240–41, 250, 255, 258

physical appearance of, 9–10, 43–44, 61, 66, 76, 174–75, 179, 231, 233–35, 240, 247, 257–58

Presidential Club and, 27–29, 31, 52

Putin and, 106–7, 109–10, 125, 129–34, 141–48, 158–64, 167–68, 171–74, 181, 183–87, 192, 206–7, 209–11, 231, 245, 248, 250–51, 255–56, 261–62

religious beliefs of, 12, 32, 99, 200, 207

security for, 9–10, 17, 24–25, 48, 64–65, 179–82, 192, 195, 207–8, 229, 233–35, 240, 244, 259

Sibneft and, 72–73, 76–77, 80, 82–83, 87–88, 96, 117–18, 184, 199, 245

State Duma post of, 131

TV station interests of, 29–36, 45, 49–50, 52–56, 58, 64, 72, 74, 80, 82, 87, 96, 116, 131, 133–34, 145, 147, 158–63, 165, 167–69, 172–73, 183–87, 191–92, 200, 207, 214, 236, 245, 248

Unity Party and, 132–35

wealth of, 14–15, 29, 32–33, 43, 45, 49, 61, 77, 87, 96–97, 116, 148, 175, 181, 185, 192, 195, 198, 200, 208–9, 234, 241, 258

wet work of, 15–16

womanizing of, 62

World Economic Forum and, 79–82, 84–85

Yeltsin’s relationship with, 23, 31–32, 61, 91, 96, 110, 122, 128, 131

Yeltsin’s resignation and, 140–41

Berezovsky, Galina, 217

Boris, Project, 117

C

car business:

AvtoVAZ and, 11, 13–15

of Berezovsky, 10–11, 13–16, 29, 31–32, 48, 106–7, 142, 181

Ladas and, 11, 13–16, 181

Caribbean, 208

Abramovich’s cruises in, 44–48, 56, 118, 182

Berezovsky’s cruises in, 43–48, 50, 56, 72, 118, 148, 182

Chas Pik, 58

Château de la Garoupe, 180–83, 185–87, 198, 200

Chechens, Republic of Chechnya:

Berezovsky and, 96–97, 117–18

Litvinenko and, 62, 96–97, 129, 191, 193, 229

Putin and, 133–34, 141, 146

Russian conflicts with, 33, 62, 96–97, 117–18, 129, 133–34, 141, 146, 229

Sibneft and, 117

terrorism and, 5, 16, 24, 96, 117, 133, 193

Chubais, Anatoly, 33–34, 74–75

arrests of assistants of, 89–91

elections and, 81, 83–85, 89–90

Communists, 12, 33, 107

elections and, 72, 80–82, 84, 86, 88–89, 128

Russian economy and, 75, 82, 144

Yeltsin and, 30, 72, 80–81, 84, 86

D

Davny, Igor, 19–24

Davos Pact, 86

Deripaska, Oleg, 121, 249

Doctorow, Ivan, 37–42

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 55

E

Eugene (Abramovich’s associate), 198, 249

Krasnoyarsk aluminum production and, 120–22

Sibneft and, 114–16

F

Faces in the Snow, 48, 66

Family, 147

Berezovsky and, 32, 35, 45, 81, 91, 97, 109, 117, 122, 125, 130–31, 143

elections and, 125

Putin and, 107, 109, 130–31, 143

Sibneft and, 117

Yeltsin and, 32, 35, 81, 83, 91, 97, 107, 109, 125, 130–31, 133

Financial Times, 159

Forbes, 256

Berezovsky’s suit against, 211, 254

FSB (Federal Security Service), 91, 207

assassination of Berezovsky ordered by, 99–103, 108, 110, 129, 200

and assassination of Listyev, 64, 66–67

and attempted arrest of Berezovsky, 66–67

and attempted arrest of Gusinsky, 38, 40–41

and attempted assassination of Berezovsky, 19–20, 23, 28, 62

Berezovsky’s complaint against, 103, 105, 108–10

Berezovsky’s exile and, 192

business atmosphere and, 21

corruption in, 105–6, 110, 125

Litvinenko and, 19–21, 23, 28, 62–67, 95–100, 102, 105–6, 108–11, 124–25, 129, 190–93, 213, 215, 227, 230

Patarkatsishvili and, 166–67, 171

Putin and, 107–9, 124–25, 129–30, 141, 167, 173, 183

G

Gazprom, 146, 198

Georgians, Georgia, 24–25

see also Patarkatsishvili, Badri

glasnost, 246

Gloster, Dame Elizabeth, 246, 250–52, 259

Glushkov, Nikolai:

arrest and imprisonment of, 206–7, 248–49

criminal allegations against, 172–73, 185, 192

escape attempt of, 207, 214

Gogol, Anton, 37–42

KGB and, 38–39

Goncharova, Marina:

Abramovich’s relationship with, 69–71

as accountant, 69, 71, 74

package of, 69–71, 76–77

physical appearance of, 69, 77

Russian economy and, 74–76

Sibneft and, 71, 75–77

Gorbachev, Mikhail, 12, 22, 128

Gorodilov, Viktor, 73

Gusinsky, Vladimir, 162–63

attempted arrest of, 38–42, 48, 66, 174

and attempted arrest of Berezovsky, 66

background of, 45

banking interests of, 32–33, 48, 86, 132, 146

Berezovsky’s relationship with, 32, 48, 83–84, 86, 146, 174

elections and, 83–84, 86, 132, 146

exile of, 146, 148, 159

Putin and, 146, 148, 167

security for, 35, 38, 40, 42, 174

TV station interests of, 32–35, 83, 86, 132, 146

wealth of, 146

H

Hermès, 234–35

I

Interfax Press Center, 109–10

Italy, Italians, Litvinenko and, 190, 213–17

Ivan (Berezovsky’s assistant), 88–90

and arrests of Chubais’s assistants, 89–90

Goncharova’s package and, 70–71, 76

J

Jews, 12, 32, 99, 200, 207

K

KGB, 21–22, 124, 131, 167

business atmosphere and, 21

Gogol and, 38–39

Korzhakov and, 30, 32

Putin and, 107–8, 129, 133, 141, 143, 161, 167, 189

Khodorkovsky, Mikhael, 203–7

arrest and imprisonment of, 205–7, 210

banking interests of, 74, 204, 207

wealth of, 74, 204, 206–7

Yukos and, 74

King, Larry, 52

Klebnikov, Paul, 211, 254–55

Kolesnikov, Dmitri, 149–55

Kursk incident and, 151–55

Kommersant, 109, 172

Korzhakov, Alexander Vasileyevich, 97

and arrests of Chubais’s assistants, 89–90

and attempted assassination of Berezovsky, 48

Berezovsky’s relationship with, 29–32, 35, 147, 174

Berezovsky’s TV interests and, 29, 31–36, 52, 56, 80, 82

elections and, 34, 49, 82–84, 89–91, 128

Gusinsky and, 32, 34

KGB and, 30, 32

Krasnoyarsk, 114–15, 118–19

aluminum production in, 119–22

labor disputes in, 119–20, 122

Kremlin, 28, 32, 137, 159–61, 184–86, 192, 207, 209–11, 219

Berezovsky’s access to, 67, 76, 85, 117–18, 128, 132, 142, 147, 157, 160, 174, 184, 199, 211, 250, 254

physical appearance of, 127–28

Putin’s ascension to, 130–34, 142–43, 145, 161

krysha, 66, 75, 121

Abramovich and, 49, 77, 116, 187, 199, 201, 209, 246

Berezovsky and, 23–25, 28, 49, 67, 77, 97, 100, 116, 124, 147, 187, 199, 201, 209, 246

Litvinenko and, 25, 67, 100, 124

meaning of, 23

Kuntsevo Dacha, 3–7

Kursk, sinking of, 151–55, 165–67

and Abramovich, 174, 187

and Berezovsky, 157–59, 161–62, 167, 174, 187

and ORT, 158–59, 161–62, 167, 183

and Patarkatsishvili, 183, 187

and Putin, 158–59, 161, 187

L

labor disputes, 119–20, 122

Ladas, 181

Berezovsky and, 11, 13–16

as symbol of new Russia, 13

Lebed, General, 89–90, 118–20

Berezovsky’s relationship with, 118, 120

elections and, 86, 90, 118–19

Krasnoyarsk labor disputes and, 120

Lefortovo Prison, 124–25

Lenin, Vladimir, 128

Lisovsky, Sergei, 89

Listyev, Vlad, 51–60

assassination of, 60, 63–67, 72, 97

and attempted arrest of Berezovsky, 64–67

background of, 55, 57

Berezovsky’s relationship with, 56, 64

Logovaz Club meeting of, 51–55

ORT and, 51–56, 58–59, 63–64, 72

physical appearance of, 51–53, 57–60

politics of, 53

popularity and fame of, 51–55, 59, 63–64

Litskevich, Ivan, 73

Litvinenko, Alexander “Sasha,” 95–103, 213–19

arrests and imprisonments of, 124–26, 129, 143–44, 173, 190, 223

assassination of, 225–32

and assassination of Listyev, 63–67

and attempted arrest of Berezovsky, 64–67

and attempted assassination of Berezovsky, 19–25, 28, 62

Berezovsky’s relationship with, 61–67, 96–103, 105–6, 108, 123–24, 129–30, 173, 190–91, 193, 214, 217, 219, 230

business atmosphere and, 21–22

Chechens and, 62, 96–97, 129, 191, 193, 229

elections and, 96

exile of, 189–94, 210, 213–15, 217–19, 222–23

FSB and, 19–21, 23, 28, 62–67, 95–100, 102, 105–6, 108–11, 124–25, 129, 190–93, 213, 215, 227, 230

Italians and, 190, 213–17

Moscow journalist’s murder and, 216–17

and ordered assassination of Berezovsky, 99–102, 110, 129

physical appearance of, 106, 109, 123, 226

planned assassination of, 215

poisoning of, 221–23, 225–31

press conference of, 109–11, 123–24

prison release of, 129–30

Putin and, 106, 108, 110, 124–25, 129, 143–44, 189–90, 214–15, 217

trial of, 123–26

videotape of, 101–3, 105, 110

whistle-blowing of, 101–3, 105, 108–11, 123–25, 129, 215

loans for shares program, 74–76, 115–16

LogoVAZ:

advertising and, 31, 54

and attempted assassination of Berezovsky, 21, 24–25

finances of, 15, 54

Ladas and, 11, 13–15

Patarkatsishvili’s position with, 24–25, 46, 55–56

wet work of, 15–16

Logovaz Club, 49, 87, 118, 130, 137, 140, 144, 165, 172, 182

Berezovsky’s meeting with Listyev at, 51–55

Berezovsky’s office in, 11, 61–65, 76–77, 96

elections and, 85–86, 90

Goncharova’s trip to, 69–71, 76–77

security at, 69–71, 76–77

violence near, 20

Lubyanka, 98–99

Lugovoy, Andrei, 207, 214, 218–19, 223, 227, 230

Luzhkov, Yuri, 132, 134, 146

M

Marina (ballroom dancer), 61–63, 97, 101–2, 125–26, 193

beauty of, 20, 25

Litvinenko’s death and, 228

Litvinenko’s poisoning and, 222–23

Mario (Litvinenko’s associate), 213–17

Media-Most, 35, 146

Megève, 195–97, 207, 209, 231, 246, 249

Millennium Hotel, 218–19

Moscow, 3, 7, 9, 12, 45, 80, 96, 101, 107, 114, 119, 125, 128–29, 131–33, 146, 148, 171, 173–74, 184, 203, 207–8, 214, 219, 230

and attempted arrest of Berezovsky, 66–67

Berezovsky’s exile and, 180–81

and Berezovsky’s trip to Antigua, 43–44

Gusinsky and, 32, 35, 40–42, 48

Listyev and, 58–59, 63, 66

Litvinenko’s exile and, 190–91

Litvinenko’s poisoning and, 227

Sibneft and, 75

violence and crime in, 20–25, 40–42, 65, 98, 133, 216–17

Yeltsin and, 30

Moscow Times, The, 173

Most Bank, 32–33, 132, 146

N

nickel manufacturing, 74, 82–83

9/11 terrorist attacks, 216

Novosibirsk, 114, 203

NTV, 33, 83, 146

elections and, 86, 132, 134

Ostankino Tower fire and, 165

O

oil, 82–83

Abramovich and, 47–50, 56, 72–73, 113, 132, 245

Berezovsky and, 47–50, 56

Yukos and, 74, 82, 207

see also Sibneft

Oligarchs, 243

backgrounds of, 5

elections and, 83–84, 87, 89–91, 128

Kuntsevo meeting of, 4–6

Putin and, 6–7, 144–48, 159, 163, 173

security for, 59

violence and, 5

wealth of, 4–7

World Economic Forum and, 81, 84

ORT (Russian Public Television):

Abramovich’s acquisition of, 183–87, 192, 200, 236, 245, 248–49

advertising on, 53–55, 58–60, 72

Berezovsky’s interest in, 33–35, 45, 49–50, 52–56, 58, 64, 72, 74, 80, 82, 87, 96, 116, 131, 133–34, 145, 147, 158–63, 165, 167–69, 172–73, 183–87, 191–92, 200, 207, 214, 236, 245, 248

Berezovsky’s ordered assassination and, 102

Berezovsky’s ordered removal from, 162–63, 167–69, 172–73

Berezovsky’s sale of, 183–87, 191–92, 200, 207, 236, 245, 248–49

and criminal allegations against Berezovsky, 131

elections and, 34, 49, 53, 72, 82, 86

Kursk incident and, 158–59, 161–62, 167, 183

Listyev and, 51–56, 58–59, 63–64, 72

Ostankino Tower fire and, 165

Patarkatsishvili’s position with, 55–56

Putin and, 133–34, 144–45, 158–63, 167–68, 172, 183–85, 192, 248–49

Ostankino Tower fire, 165–67

P

Patarkatsishvili, Badri, 141–42, 165–69

and Abramovich’s final payments to Berezovsky, 197–201, 209, 246

Abramovich’s relationship with, 115–16

and attempted assassination of Berezovsky, 24–25

Berezovsky’s exile and, 174, 179–82

and Berezovsky’s first meeting with Abramovich, 46–47

and Berezovsky’s meeting with Listyev, 52, 54–55

and Berezovsky’s ordered removal from ORT, 167–69

Berezovsky’s relationship with, 46–47, 116, 137, 142, 168–69, 171, 174, 179–80, 198, 209, 218, 231, 240–41, 250, 255, 258

and Berezovsky’s sale of ORT, 183–85

and Berezovsky’s suit against Abramovich, 237, 245–46, 248, 250

Chechen conflicts and, 96–97, 117

criminal allegations against, 207

death of, 240–41, 249, 255

elections and, 85–86, 88, 90–91

exile of, 207, 240

FSB and, 166–67, 171

Georgian politics and, 209, 218, 231, 240–41

Krasnoyarsk aluminum production and, 120

Kursk incident and, 183, 187

Ostankino Tower fire and, 165–67

physical appearance of, 55, 113, 116, 168, 196, 198

position with LogoVAZ of, 24–25, 46, 55–56

position with ORT of, 55–56

Putin and, 147, 160, 167–69, 171, 181, 183, 209

Siberian trip of, 113–15, 118

Sibneft and, 75, 116

Unity Party and, 132–33

wealth of, 209, 240

Patrushev, Nikolai, 167

perestroika, 12–13, 16, 32, 186, 246

Presidential Club:

Berezovsky and, 27–29, 31, 45, 52, 85

elections and, 85

Primokov, Yevgeny, 131

Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 106–10, 191, 246

Abramovich and, 147, 174, 184, 187, 245, 248–49

as acting president, 140–41, 144

ascension to Kremlin of, 130–34, 142–43, 145, 161

background of, 107–8, 161

Berezovsky and, 106–7, 109–10, 125, 129–34, 141–48, 158–64, 167–68, 171–74, 181, 183–87, 192, 206–7, 209–11, 231, 245, 248, 250–51, 255–56, 261–62

Chechen conflicts and, 133–34, 141, 146

Family and, 107, 109, 130–31, 143

FSB and, 107–9, 124–25, 129–30, 141, 167, 173, 183

Gusinsky and, 146, 148, 167

KGB and, 107–8, 129, 133, 141, 143, 161, 167, 189

Kuntsevo meeting and, 5–7

Kursk incident and, 158–59, 161, 187

Litvinenko and, 106, 108, 110, 124–25, 129, 143–44, 189–90, 214–15, 217

Oligarchs and, 6–7, 144–48, 159, 163, 173

ORT and, 133–34, 144–45, 158–63, 167–68, 172, 183–85, 192, 248–49

Patarkatsishvili and, 147, 160, 167–69, 171, 181, 183, 209

physical appearance of, 5–6, 106, 144–45, 160

popularity of, 144–45, 172

presidential campaign of, 131–32, 134, 144–46, 160, 183, 189

tea invitation of, 148

Yeltsin and, 107, 109, 133, 140–41

R

Red Directors, 13, 15, 91

krysha and, 24

Sibneft and, 73

roof, see krysha

Rusal, 245

Russian Federation, 69, 107, 150–51, 198, 200–201, 204–5, 207–11, 217, 231, 254

advertising structure in, 53–54

and assassination of Listyev, 63–64

Berezovsky’s exile and, 245, 255–56

and Berezovsky’s suit against Abramovich, 244, 246, 250

Berezovsky’s TV interests and, 31, 172

business atmosphere in, 15–16, 20–22, 24, 28, 45, 71, 251

Chechen conflicts with, 33, 62, 96–97, 117–18, 129, 133–34, 141, 146, 229

and criminal allegations against Berezovsky, 259

cronyism in, 5

economy of, 14, 21–22, 33–34, 74–76, 82, 87, 132, 141, 144

elections in, 34, 49, 53, 72, 80–91, 96, 105, 118–19, 125, 128–29, 131–32, 134, 146

graft and corruption in, 5, 13, 33, 54, 58–59, 64, 72, 75–76, 81, 105–6, 110, 125, 251

Gusinsky’s TV station and, 33

Kursk incident and, 151, 162

Listyev’s fame and, 51–52

Litvinenko’s death and, 232

Litvinenko’s poisoning and, 227

Ostankino Tower fire and, 166

patronage in, 75

and planned assassination of Litvinenko, 215

political parties in, 132–35, 141, 145

Sibneft and, 72–73, 75–76

and symbolism of Ladas, 13

violence and crime in, 5, 15–17, 19–25, 60, 63–64

World Economic Forum and, 81–82

Russian Public Television, see ORT

S

Saakashvili, Mikheil, 209

St. Petersburg, 107–9, 125, 143, 149, 203

Seven Bankers, 84

Shakespeare, William, 246

Siberia, 99, 203–4

Abramovich and, 47, 113–16, 118–19

Sibneft:

Abramovich and, 71–73, 75, 77, 87–88, 97, 114–17, 147, 184, 186, 199, 218, 231, 245, 248–49

Berezovsky and, 72–73, 76–77, 80, 82–83, 87–88, 96, 117–18, 184, 199, 245

Chechen conflicts and, 117

creation of, 71–77, 87

elections and, 87

Family and, 117

Goncharova and, 71, 75–77

and loans for shares program, 75–76, 115–16

Patarkatsishvili and, 75, 116

Project Boris and, 117

Yeltsin and, 72, 87, 117

Skuratov, Yuri, 131

Smolenski, Alexander, 75

Soros, George, 80–82, 84, 174

Soskovets, Oleg, 91

Soviet Union, 4, 21–22, 24, 81, 186, 249

Stalin, Joseph, 7, 86, 114, 128

Lubyanka and, 98–99

purges of, 148

State Duma, Russian, 80, 127, 131

T

television stations:

Berezovsky’s interests in, 29–36, 45, 49–50, 52–56, 58, 64, 72, 74, 80, 82, 87, 96, 116, 131, 133–34, 145, 147, 158–63, 165, 167–69, 172–73, 183–87, 191–92, 200, 207, 214, 236, 245, 248

Gusinsky and, 32–35, 83, 86, 132, 146

NTV and, 33, 83, 86, 132, 134, 146, 165

see also ORT

terrorism:

Chechens and, 5, 16, 24, 96, 117, 133, 193

on 9/11, 216

U

United Kingdom, 117, 121, 197–98, 209, 243–55

Berezovsky’s death in, 257–59

Berezovsky’s exile in, 191–93, 206, 208, 210

and Berezovsky’s suit against Abramovich, 235–36, 239, 243–52, 254

Litvinenko’s assassination and, 226–27, 230, 232

Litvinenko’s escape to, 130

Litvinenko’s exile in, 189–94, 210, 213–15, 217–19, 222–23

Litvinenko’s poisoning and, 225–27

Unity Party, 132–35, 141, 145

V

Voloshin, Alexander, 157, 160–63

voucher program, 33–34

W

World Economic Forum, 79–82, 84–86

Oligarchs and, 81, 84

Y

Yelena (Berezovsky’s girlfriend), 179–83

and Berezovsky’s suit against Abramovich, 247, 250

Yeltsin, Boris, 12, 128–35, 137–42, 144, 146–47, 160, 174, 246, 249–50

and assassination of Listyev, 63–64

and attempted arrest of Gusinsky, 48

attempted coups against, 30, 141

and Berezovsky’s complaint against FSB, 103

Berezovsky’s relationship with, 23, 31–32, 61, 91, 96, 110, 122, 128, 131

Berezovsky’s TV interests and, 33–34

Communists and, 30, 72, 80–81, 84, 86

constitutional term limits and, 125, 128–29, 138

end of term of, 134–35

Family and, 32, 35, 81, 83, 91, 97, 107, 109, 125, 130–31, 133

Korzhakov’s relationship with, 30

presidential campaign of, 34, 49, 53, 72, 80–90, 105, 118–19, 128, 183

Presidential Club and, 28, 85

Putin and, 107, 109, 133, 140–41

resignation of, 138–41

retirement of, 147

Sibneft and, 72, 87, 117

World Economic Forum and, 81–82, 84

Yeltsin, Tatiana, 31, 35, 83–84, 90–91, 97, 127–28, 147

new millennium and, 134–35

Putin and, 130, 134

Unity Party and, 132, 134

Yevstafyev, Arkady, 89

Yukos, 74, 82, 207

Yumashev, Valentin, 31–32, 35, 141

Z

Zakayev, Akhmed, 219

Zhegulev, Ilya, 254–56

Zyuganov, Gennady, 72, 80–81, 86