Summary of Ben Mezrich's Once Upon a Time in Russia

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

#1 The men in this room had accumulated insane riches during the past decade, and they had used this wealth to imbed themselves into the ruling mechanisms of Russia’s government, economy, and culture.

#2 The room was silent as the billionaire addressed the room. He told the assembled businessmen that from now on, they were only businessmen. He had become something else. Every moment of the meeting had been choreographed.

#3 The Oligarchs had been warned: You can keep your billions, but stay out of my way. Vladimir Putin, the man at the front of the room now trading niceties with the nearest of his guests, had sent them a clear, explicit message.

#4 Boris Abramovich Berezovsky, age 48, was a Russian businessman who had the ability to appear to be moving even when he was standing still. He was a businessman and an ambition-fueled bullet train that was constantly rushing from one meeting to the next.

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