Saturday, October 15, 2011
The good oligarch
He made his fortune in Russia and then returned to live in his home village. He is rarely seen but his generosity is boundless. Who is the secret Georgian billionaire?
This article by Wendell Steavenson provides a good background into the man at the centre of attention in Georgia right now, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili.
While we cautiously welcome any signs of hope for change in Georgia we can’t help wondering how Mr Ivanishvili himself feels at this moment - having seemingly made extended efforts over many years to keep himself out of the limelight, only to plunge himself right in the middle of it within the space of a few short days.
We’d like to send our ace reported to find out (really… we would!).
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