Once Upon a Time in Russia (31 page)

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