Abu: Russia's richest person, owner of Premier League club Chelsea

Author: (English) Michael Lee
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Who is Abramovich? He is the richest man in Russia, aged only 38, and has accumulated a fortune of 7.5 billion pounds. He is the owner of the Premier League football club Chelsea, acquiring the club for 140 million pounds and spending 200 million pounds to buy star players, creating Chelsea's "Dream Team." He is rumoured to be the boyfriend of Yeltsin's daughter. Leveraging his good relationship with the Yeltsin family, he acquired major state-owned oil and aluminum companies at low prices within a few years, establishing the "Abramovich Empire." He is a friend of President Putin. Unlike other oligarchs who oppose Putin, he steadfastly supports Putin, and thus when those oligarchs were either arrested or exiled, he became the second most influential figure in the Kremlin. He is an extremely cunning and shrewd individual. Even with Putin's trust, he still takes precautions to prevent Putin from turning against him. He is also a family-oriented man; whenever he attends Chelsea's matches in person, his wife is always by his side. He loves children and takes pride in having many, with a goal of nine. This book is a biography of Abramovich. Through exclusive interviews with his close colleagues and members of his circle, the author uncovers the mysterious story of the billionaire Abramovich.