ISBN : 9780190677763
By looking at the top 0.1 percent of Russian society, this book captures the stories of multimillionaires and billionaires, their spouses, and their children. It traces how rich Russians moved from conspicuously spending cash into a conscious social class, legitimizing their wealth through philanthropy and more bourgeois manners. As the first book to examine the transformation of Russia's former robber barons into a new social class, Rich Russians provides insight into how the Russian's status-quo and post-Putin world will develop.
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: A Short Story of Enrichment
Chapter 2: Becoming Bourgeois
Chapter 3: Quests for Legitimacy and Superiority
Chapter 4: Family History
Chapter 5: Rich Russians' Philanthropy
Chapter 6: A Man's World
Chapter 7: The Inheritors' Coming of Age
Chapter 8: Rich Russians and the West
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index