The rise and fall of Russian oligarchs

2022-06-03 4

The Russian oligarchs didn't have much trouble buying up yachts, jets, and mansions — that is, if they didn't end up in prison, exiled, or mysteriously dead. But the war in Ukraine has turned the world against members of this opulent uber-class. Where did all the money come from, and is there still a chance of them holding on to it?