101 BILLIONAIRES // Rob Hornstra
Summary: Under Vladimir Putins rule, Russia has reclaimed its position among the superpowers of the world in the past eight years, the economic recession and the tumultuous nineties seemingly all but forgotten. Thanks to the countrys huge abundance of raw materials such as oil and natural gas, the Russian economy is flourishing as never before. After a mere 18 years of capitalism, the January 2008 issue of Finans Magazine reported that there are currently 101 billionaires in Russia. It is difficult to detect much prosperity in the series 101 Billionaires, which portrays an entirely different segment of the Russian population. Far away from the glitter and glamour of Moscow, the worlds most expensive city, we find the impoverished Russians, victims of the tough-as-nails capitalism with which Russia made its name immediately after the fall of Communism.
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