Godfather of the Kremlin- the Life and Times of Boris Berezovsky

by Paul Klebnikov
The looting of Russia was carried out by men, fast on their feet without conscience or scruple. They had talent, access to politicians, the use of major criminal operators and commerce. It has been said that 85% of Russian assets got stolen. This could well be an underestimate. Who was the man that did best out of a Wild East that made the Wild West look like a bunch of girl guides? Boris Berezovsky, a Jew with a PhD in maths and ultimately access to Boris Yeltsin.

When the USSR fell talent could have been released and done good as it is doing now in China but a mixture of incompetence, greed and down right evil made it a disaster. Hyperinflation made Russians seriously poor. About 3 million died of starvation [ see page 103 on ] which is more than the 1.7 million they lost in the First World War.

Bush and Greenspan are setting us up for hyperinflation too. That is one of the reasons why they are so keen on gun control.

Berezovsky was not pleased about Mr Klebnikov's book and Mr Klebnikov was murdered. A number of murders have been convenient for Berezovsky and it is unusual for a Jew to murder another of his own. Of course he has never been charged. The police are under political control too.

It is a worthwhile read and makes one realise just how dangerous bad government is. Look at current politicians and wonder how far they are going to push their luck. Then look at how many armed guards they have to confirm that they are evil and know they are evil.

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Berezovsky is the apotheosis of sleaziness on the state level; this representative of a small clique in power is not satisfied with stealing - he wants everybody to see that he is stealing with impunity
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Thus General Aleksandr Lebed who was a sound man. He used to do his jumps sober by Russian standards - only one bottle of vodka first. Alex went into politics and his helicopter crashed. It was an end for him and a hope for decency in Russian politics.  Al Lebed was a first class man and proved with some first class quotations.

 

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