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To: Frank Pembleton who wrote (92393)	7/17/2001 9:50:12 AM
From: Frank Pembleton	Respond to of 95453

Russian Gushers Arik Hesseldahl, Forbes.com, 06.21.01, 6:30 PM ET NEW YORK - It's enough to make Vladimir Lenin turn over in his mausoleum. Ten years after the putsch that overthrew President Mikhail Gorbachev and ultimately led to the downfall of the communist Soviet Union, post-Soviet Russia is now a place that eight of the world's billionaires call home. Four of them--Khodorkovsky, Potanin, Viakhirev and Alekperov--are returning to our list. The other four--Bogdanov, Fridman, Abramovich and Chernomyrdin--are making their debuts. With a combined net worth of $12.4 billion, all eight have accumulated at least part of their wealth from that country's oil or natural gas industries. Four are returning to the list, and four are making their debuts among the world's richest. forbes.com