Boris Berezovsky: An Oligarch Dies

By Washington Examiner

Published March 26, 2013 4:00am ET

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Boris Berezovsky: An Oligarch Dies — Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky (C) addresses the media outside London's High Court in central London, on August 31, 2012. Berezovsky lost his long-running battle in London High Court with fellow tycoon Roman Abramovich on Friday. Berezovsky, 66, was seeking more than ÃÂ£3 billion ($4.75 billion, 3.8 billion euros) in damages after accusing the 45-year-old owner of Chelsea football club of blackmail, breach of trust and breach of contract. AFP PHOTO / ANDREW COWIE (Photo credit should read ANDREW COWIE/AFP/GettyImages) | AFP

(www.newyorker.com) Boris Berezovsky was a man of grand, Shakespearean scope. And Putin’s Russia is no country for grand personalities.

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