Once Upon a Time in Russia (30 page)

physical appearance of,
127
–28

Putin's ascension to,
130
–34,
142
–43,
145
,
161

krysha,
66
,
75
,
121

Abramovich and,
49
,
77
,
116
,
187
,
199
,
201
,
209
,
246

Berezovsky and,
23
–25,
28
,
49
,
67
,
77
,
97
,
100
,
116
,
124
,
147
,
187
,
199
,
201
,
209
,
246

Litvinenko and,
25
,
67
,
100
,
124

meaning of,
23

Kuntsevo Dacha,
3
–7

Kursk,
sinking of,
151
–55,
165
–67

and Abramovich,
174
,
187

and Berezovsky,
157
–59,
161
–62,
167
,
174
,
187

and ORT,
158
–59,
161
–62,
167
,
183

and Patarkatsishvili,
183
,
187

and Putin,
158
–59,
161
,
187

L

labor disputes,
119
–20,
122

Ladas,
181

Berezovsky and,
11
,
13
–16

as symbol of new Russia,
13

Lebed, General,
89
–90,
118
–20

Berezovsky's relationship with,
118
,
120

elections and,
86
,
90
,
118
–19

Krasnoyarsk labor disputes and,
120

Lefortovo Prison,
124
–25

Lenin, Vladimir,
128

Lisovsky, Sergei,
89

Listyev, Vlad,
51
–60

assassination of,
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,
63
–67,
72
,
97

and attempted arrest of Berezovsky,
64
–67

background of,
55
,
57

Berezovsky's relationship with,
56
,
64

Logovaz Club meeting of,
51
–55

ORT and,
51
–56,
58
–59,
63
–64,
72

physical appearance of,
51
–53,
57
–60

politics of,
53

popularity and fame of,
51
–55,
59
,
63
–64

Litskevich, Ivan,
73

Litvinenko, Alexander “Sasha,”
95
–103,
213
–19

arrests and imprisonments of,
124
–26,
129
,
143
–44,
173
,
190
,
223

assassination of,
225
–32

and assassination of Listyev,
63
–67

and attempted arrest of Berezovsky,
64
–67

and attempted assassination of Berezovsky,
19
–25,
28
,
62

Berezovsky's relationship with,
61
–67,
96
–103,
105
–6,
108
,
123
–24,
129
–30,
173
,
190
–91,
193
,
214
,
217
,
219
,
230

business atmosphere and,
21
–22

Chechens and,
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,
96
–97,
129
,
191
,
193
,
229

elections and,
96

exile of,
189
–94,
210
,
213
–15,
217
–19,
222
–23

FSB and,
19
–21,
23
,
28
,
62
–67,
95
–100,
102
,
105
–6,
108
–11,
124
–25,
129
,
190
–93,
213
,
215
,
227
,
230

Italians and,
190
,
213
–17

Moscow journalist's murder and,
216
–17

and ordered assassination of Berezovsky,
99
–102,
110
,
129

physical appearance of,
106
,
109
,
123
,
226

planned assassination of,
215

poisoning of,
221
–23,
225
–31

press conference of,
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–11,
123
–24

prison release of,
129
–30

Putin and,
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,
108
,
110
,
124
–25,
129
,
143
–44,
189
–90,
214
–15,
217

trial of,
123
–26

videotape of,
101
–3,
105
,
110

whistle-blowing of,
101
–3,
105
,
108
–11,
123
–25,
129
,
215

loans for shares program,
74
–76,
115
–16

LogoVAZ:

advertising and,
31
,
54

and attempted assassination of Berezovsky,
21
,
24
–25

finances of,
15
,
54

Ladas and,
11
,
13
–15

Patarkatsishvili's position with,
24
–25,
46
,
55
–56

wet work of,
15
–16

Logovaz Club,
49
,
87
,
118
,
130
,
137
,
140
,
144
,
165
,
172
,
182

Berezovsky's meeting with Listyev at,
51
–55

Berezovsky's office in,
11
,
61
–65,
76
–77,
96

elections and,
85
–86,
90

Goncharova's trip to,
69
–71,
76
–77

security at,
69
–71,
76
–77

violence near,
20

Lubyanka,
98
–99

Lugovoy, Andrei,
207
,
214
,
218
–19,
223
,
227
,
230

Luzhkov, Yuri,
132
,
134
,
146

M

Marina (ballroom dancer),
61
–63,
97
,
101
–2,
125
–26,
193

beauty of,
20
,
25

Litvinenko's death and,
228

Litvinenko's poisoning and,
222
–23

Mario (Litvinenko's associate),
213
–17

Media-Most,
35
,
146

Megève,
195
–97,
207
,
209
,
231
,
246
,
249

Millennium Hotel,
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–19

Moscow,
3
,
7
,
9
,
12
,
45
,
80
,
96
,
101
,
107
,
114
,
119
,
125
,
128
–29,
131
–33,
146
,
148
,
171
,
173
–74,
184
,
203
,
207
–8,
214
,
219
,
230

and attempted arrest of Berezovsky,
66
–67

Berezovsky's exile and,
180
–81

and Berezovsky's trip to Antigua,
43
–44

Gusinsky and,
32
,
35
,
40
–42,
48

Listyev and,
58
–59,
63
,
66

Litvinenko's exile and,
190
–91

Litvinenko's poisoning and,
227

Sibneft and,
75

violence and crime in,
20
–25,
40
–42,
65
,
98
,
133
,
216
–17

Yeltsin and,
30

Moscow Times, The,
173

Most Bank,
32
–33,
132
,
146

N

nickel manufacturing,
74
,
82
–83

9/11 terrorist attacks,
216

Novosibirsk,
114
,
203

NTV,
33
,
83
,
146

elections and,
86
,
132
,
134

Ostankino Tower fire and,
165

O

oil,
82
–83

Abramovich and,
47
–50,
56
,
72
–73,
113
,
132
,
245

Berezovsky and,
47
–50,
56

Yukos and,
74
,
82
,
207

see also
Sibneft

Oligarchs,
243

backgrounds of,
5

elections and,
83
–84,
87
,
89
–91,
128

Kuntsevo meeting of,
4
–6

Putin and,
6
–7,
144
–48,
159
,
163
,
173

security for,
59

violence and,
5

wealth of,
4
–7

World Economic Forum and,
81
,
84

ORT (Russian Public Television):

Abramovich's acquisition of,
183
–87,
192
,
200
,
236
,
245
,
248
–49

advertising on,
53
–55,
58
–60,
72

Berezovsky's interest in,
33
–35,
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

Berezovsky's ordered assassination and,
102

Berezovsky's ordered removal from,
162
–63,
167
–69,
172
–73

Berezovsky's sale of,
183
–87,
191
–92,
200
,
207
,
236
,
245
,
248
–49

and criminal allegations against Berezovsky,
131

elections and,
34
,
49
,
53
,
72
,
82
,
86

Kursk
incident and,
158
–59,
161
–62,
167
,
183

Listyev and,
51
–56,
58
–59,
63
–64,
72

Ostankino Tower fire and,
165

Patarkatsishvili's position with,
55
–56

Putin and,
133
–34,
144
–45,
158
–63,
167
–68,
172
,
183
–85,
192
,
248
–49

Ostankino Tower fire,
165
–67

P

Patarkatsishvili, Badri,
141
–42,
165
–69

and Abramovich's final payments to Berezovsky,
197
–201,
209
,
246

Abramovich's relationship with,
115
–16

and attempted assassination of Berezovsky,
24
–25

Berezovsky's exile and,
174
,
179
–82

and Berezovsky's first meeting with Abramovich,
46
–47

and Berezovsky's meeting with Listyev,
52
,
54
–55

and Berezovsky's ordered removal from ORT,
167
–69

Berezovsky's relationship with,
46
–47,
116
,
137
,
142
,
168
–69,
171
,
174
,
179
–80,
198
,
209
,
218
,
231
,
240
–41,
250
,
255
,
258

and Berezovsky's sale of ORT,
183
–85

and Berezovsky's suit against Abramovich,
237
,
245
–46,
248
,
250

Chechen conflicts and,
96
–97,
117

criminal allegations against,
207

death of,
240
–41,
249
,
255

elections and,
85
–86,
88
,
90
–91

exile of,
207
,
240

FSB and,
166
–67,
171

Georgian politics and,
209
,
218
,
231
,
240
–41

Krasnoyarsk aluminum production and,
120

Kursk
incident and,
183
,
187