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To: Triffin who wrote (187969)	11/28/2006 7:50:19 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 794327

Re: Roman Abramovich::: I'd be watching for info for both of these Russian young Billionaires.... It certainly IS NOT the norm over there, from what we know from working with groups of them. As a matter of fact, in both cases, neither of them had a normal childhood, and parents died young in this man's case. The other one's parents were not mentioned at all.... Roman Abramovich From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Roman Arkadievich Abramovich (IPA: [r?m?n arkad?iev?t? abramov?t?]) (Russian: ????´? ????´?????? ??????´???; born 24 October 1966) is a Jewish Russian oil billionaire, referred to as one of the Russian oligarchs. In March 2006 he was listed by Forbes magazine as the richest Russian, 2nd richest person in the United Kingdom and the 11th richest person in the world with an estimated fortune of $18.2 billion. Everyone above him in the list was at least ten years older. Abramovich is most famous outside Russia as the owner of Chelsea F.C., an English Premiership football club, and for his wider involvement in European football. Despite his high profile around the world Abramovich makes virtually no public statements about his activities. Biographers and journalists can only speculate about the motives and objectives underlying his improbable life. In Russian, his surname is pronounced with the stress on the third syllable, but most English speakers stress it on the second syllable. [edit] Early life and career Abramovich was born in Saratov, Russia, into a Jewish family and lost his mother at the age of 18 months and his father, who was killed in a construction accident, at the age of four. He was raised by his paternal uncle in Komi and later by a second uncle in Moscow. He lived in numerous russian orphanages and by all accounts his upbringing was strict and harsh. Abramovich attended the Industrial Institute in the city of Ukhta before being drafted into the Soviet Army. After military service, he studied briefly at the Moscow State Auto Transport Institute before dropping out to go into business. He later earned a correspondence degree from the Moscow State Law Academy. <<<<<<<<snip >>>>>snip: Relationship with Kremlin Abramovich's close relationship with Boris Yeltsin and his family is well known, and some details have been provided by general Alexander Korzhakov. The proposed merger of Sibneft with Yukos was seen by most as a move to distance himself from Russia, at a time when the Kremlin appears to have decided to bring at least some of the oligarchs to account for their colourful past business practices. Abramovich was a close associate of controversial Boris Berezovsky who sold him his stake in Sibneft, although in July 2005 Berezovsky announced his intention to sue Abramovich in the British courts for pressuring him into selling most of his Russian assets cheaply to Abramovich after Berezovsky fled the country.[9] In September 2005 Abramovich sold 72.663% of Sibneft to the Russian-government controlled Gazprom for US$ 13.01 billion (euro 10.81 billion, GB£ 7.4 billion). The transaction was interpreted as indicating that he remained on good terms with President Vladimir Putin, unlike fellow-oligarch Mikhail Khodorkhovsky, who was jailed for nine years. In addition the Kremlin press service reported that Abramovich's name had been sent for approval as governor for another term to Chukotka's local parliament, which confirmed his appointment on 21 October 2005 More at wiki link ::: en.wikipedia.org