The Oligarchs

The Oligarchs: Wealth and Power in the New Russia is a 2001 non-fiction book written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Washington Post contributing editor David E. Hoffman.

This article is about the 2001 non-fiction book. For other uses, see Oligarch.
The Oligarchs: Wealth and Power in the New Russia
First edition front cover
AuthorDavid E. Hoffman
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistory
PublisherPublicAffairs
Publication date
2001
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)
Pages567 pp (first edition)
ISBN978-1-58648-001-1
OCLC48221381
LC ClassHC340.12 .H64 2001

The book chronicles events of the transitional period in Russia, from the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, and the subsequent privatization in Russia, to the 1996 presidential election, the 1998 Russian financial crisis, and Vladimir Putin's rise to power in the late 1990s.

Hoffman's account focuses on the rise of the Russian oligarchs, a group of businessmen who acquired great wealth and became very influential in Russian politics during the Boris Yeltsin presidency, and several state officials who were close to them. The book examines in detail the roles of six individuals:

The book has been translated into several languages, including Russian, Spanish, Hebrew, Chinese and Croatian.

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