Londongrad : From Russia with Cash; the Inside Story of the Oligarchs - Stewart Lansley

Londongrad

From Russia with Cash; the Inside Story of the Oligarchs

By: Stewart Lansley, Mark Hollingsworth

Paperback | 8 July 2010

At a Glance

Paperback


$34.50

or 4 interest-free payments of $8.63 with

 or 

Aims to ship in 15 to 25 business days

When will this arrive by?
Enter delivery postcode to estimate

The amazing true story of how London became home to the Russian super-rich.

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 but predicted - 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.

About the Author

Stewart Lansley is an award-winning television and radio producer. 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.
Industry Reviews
'A magnificently emetic account of the lifestyles of the Russki oligarchs...'
Rod Liddle, Sunday Times

'Meticulously researched...a racy and intriguing read'
Daily Express

"an important and fascinating story... gripping"
- Sam Leith, the Daily Mail

"A gripping chronicle of the decadence, danger and sheer power that defined a phenomenon... thoroughly researched... a compelling read"
- Jeremy Hazlehurst, City AM

"a racy and alarming investigation"
- the Economist

More in Business & Industry Biographies

Source Code : My Beginnings - Bill Gates

RRP $55.00

$35.75

35%
OFF
Elon Musk - Walter Isaacson

Hardcover

RRP $59.99

$41.25

31%
OFF
The Chairman's Lounge : The inside story of how Qantas sold us out - Joe Aston
Shoe Dog : A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE - Phil Knight
Elon Musk - Walter Isaacson

Paperback

RRP $39.99

$35.35

12%
OFF
The Leadership Genius of Elon Musk - Dennis Kneale

RRP $34.99

$31.75

High Rise Harry : A biography - Harry Triguboff

RRP $36.99

$33.25

10%
OFF
The Chairman's Lounge : The inside story of how Qantas sold us out - Joe Aston
Edward de Bono : Love Laterally - Sarah Tucker
Steve Jobs : The Exclusive Biography - Walter Isaacson

RRP $24.99

$20.90

16%
OFF
Think and Grow Rich : The Original Classic - Napoleon Hill
Steve Jobs : The Exclusive Biography - Walter Isaacson

RRP $69.99

$47.25

32%
OFF
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 3rd Edition - John Perkins