Russian oligarch
Post-Soviet tycoon
A Russian oligarch is a businessman who accumulated vast wealth during the chaotic privatization of Soviet state assets in the 1990s, often through political connections rather than entrepreneurship.
The term implies wealth gained through corruption or cronyism rather than legitimate business: Sanctions targeted Russian oligarchs with ties to the Kremlin.
While oligarch technically means any member of a small ruling elite, its modern use is almost exclusively tied to post-Soviet Russia.
- power brokerInfluential behind-scenes dealmaker
- billionairePerson worth ten figures
- jetForced fluid stream
- goldElement seventy-nine
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
mansion · lobbyist · bodyguard · security detail · limousine · diamond · caviar · yacht · private jet · penthouse · palace · vault · suit · sanctions · asset seizure · privatization · safe · cultural icon
Russian oligarchWarren Buffett
Steve Jobs · innovator · venture capitalist · tech entrepreneur
Russian oligarchAlexei Navalny
grassroots activist · dissident · political prisoner · democracy advocate · opposition leader
Russian oligarchordinary citizen
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