Londongrad
(Sprache: Englisch)
Trade paperback. Looks at how London has become home to the Russian super-rich, with private jets, mega-yachts and footballers the things to own. But it also looks at the darker side of things, such as the suspicious deaths of Litvinenko and Curtis. *Previously appeared in February Buyer's Notes.
Leider schon ausverkauft
versandkostenfrei
Buch
15.05 €
Produktdetails
Produktinformationen zu „Londongrad “
Trade paperback. Looks at how London has become home to the Russian super-rich, with private jets, mega-yachts and footballers the things to own. But it also looks at the darker side of things, such as the suspicious deaths of Litvinenko and Curtis. *Previously appeared in February Buyer's Notes.
Klappentext zu „Londongrad “
The amazing true story of how London became home to the Russian super-rich - told for the first time ever. 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 butpredicted - 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 is a must-read for anyone interested in how vast wealth is created, the luxury it can buy, and the power and intrigue it produces.
Autoren-Porträt von Mark Hollingsworth, Stewart Lansley
Mark Hollingsworth is the author of eight previous books, including an acclaimed study of MI5. He writes regularly for The Sunday Times, The Guardian and The Financial Times. Stewart Lansley is an award-winning television and radio producer.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Mark Hollingsworth , Stewart Lansley
- 2009, 402 Seiten, mit farbigen Abbildungen, Maße: 13,4 x 21,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Fourth Estate
- ISBN-10: 0007278861
- ISBN-13: 9780007278862
Sprache:
Englisch
Kommentar zu "Londongrad"
0 Gebrauchte Artikel zu „Londongrad“
Zustand | Preis | Porto | Zahlung | Verkäufer | Rating |
---|
Schreiben Sie einen Kommentar zu "Londongrad".
Kommentar verfassen