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Boris Berezovsky

Boris Abramovich Berezovsky is a Russian businessman, mathematician, member of Russian Academy of Sciences, who was accused of numerous crimes in Russia and sentenced to several years of imprisonment in absentia. Despite the fact that arrest warrant has been issued to Interpol by Russian and Brazilian authorities, Berezovsky is currently a political refugee in Britain, which so far has refused repeated extradition requests from Russia.
He is best known for his role as a Russian oligarch, media tycoon and infamous politician during the presidency of Boris Yeltsin in the 1990s. He has been described by critics as the epitome of Russian "robber capitalism," but he denies having ever taken part in the violence and crime that tainted Russian business during that era. Berezovsky was at the height of his power in the later Yeltsin years, when he was deputy secretary of Russia's security council, a friend of Boris Yeltsin's daughter Tatyana Dyachenko, and a member of the Yeltsin inner circle, or "family".
Berezovsky made his fortune by capturing state assets at knockdown prices during Russia's rush towards ... » Read more on Wikipedia.org

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 In Litvinenko Case, Secrecy Wins Out Over Inquiry
2013-05-20
Mr. Litvinenko, 43, was a turncoat K.G.B. officer, a whistle-blower assailing organized crime and the Kremlin; he was a newly naturalized British citizen with ties to the late Russian oligarch Boris A. Berezovsky; and according to his widow, he was an ...
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  1. Litvinenko murder trial still possible
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 Was Ben Fogle poisoned by a Russian spy?
2013-05-18
“My drink was spiked just a week after I returned from Russia, and it wasn't far from where Boris Berezovsky lived, so they could have had us confused. Also, I always get held in a room at the airport everytime I fly to America.” He admits that the the ...
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    		 Boris Berezovsky buried in low-key ceremony
    2013-05-08
    The mercurial Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky was buried on Wednesday in a deliberately low-key ceremony in Surrey, some six weeks after he was found dead on the bathroom floor of his ex-wife's mansion. Around 30 mourners including family, friends ...
    (The Guardian)
    1. Boris Berezovsky funeral: Two mistresses and two ex-wives at Russian tycoon's ...
    2. Russian exile Boris Berezovsky is laid to rest in Surrey as executors admit ...
    3. A modest farewell to Boris Berezovsky
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    		 Boris Berezovsky to be burried in Surrey
    2013-05-07
    On May 6, the funeral of exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky is to take place in Britain. This ceremony, just like the whole life of Berezovsky, turned to be surrounded by secret, rumors and speculations. Until now only few people know where the ...
    (The Voice of Russia)
    1. Estate in 'unbelievable mess' as executors shun Berezovsky will
    2. Executors for Boris Berezovsky 'unwilling to oversee estate'
    3. Reports: Berezovsky to be buried in London on May 8 - Kyiv Post
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    		 Boris Berezovsky : died in march 23 th – his Funeral Postponed Indefinitely
    2013-05-07
    Boris Berezovsky, the exiled oligarch and the found dead in London on March 23 , wrote two letters to Vladimir Putin in which he asked for forgiveness and the right to come home, the Russian president confirmed for the first time . Meanwhile , Moscow ...
    (Jewish Business News)
    1. Vladimir Putin: Russia's Billionaires Are Snubbing Him - PolicyMic
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    		 Boris Berezovsky's funeral delayed indefinitely
    2013-05-06
    The funeral of Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky has been delayed indefinitely, news agencies report with reference to businessman's relatives. The burial ceremony of the disgraced Russian oligarch, was to be held on Monday, May 6, at a cemetery in ...
    (Pravda)
    1. Boris Berezovski's burial date not yet determined
    2. Berezovsky funeral postponed "indefinitely"
    3. Date of Berezovsky's funeral still unclear – son-in-law
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    		 Berezovsky's Funeral to Take Place on May 6 - UK Police
    2013-05-06
    Berezovsky's Funeral to Take Place on May 6 - UK Police. 9:05 May 4, 2013 Ria Novosti. The funeral of the Russian-born businessman Boris Berezovsky will take place on May 6, UK police confirmed on Friday. Boris Berezovsky · Full story: Boris Berezovsky ...
    (RBTH Asia)
    1. Berezovsky Funeral Postponed Indefinitely
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    		 Boris Berezovsky to be buried on May 6
    2013-05-03
    Mr. Berezovsky will be buried in Thames Valley Region, Surrey County," - said a police representative. Russian business oligarch Boris Berezovsky, was found dead in his home in Ascot, Berkshire on March 23, 2013. According to British police, a post ...
    (Russia & India Report)
    1. Berezovsky body released to family
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    		 Vladimir Putin: Boris Berezovsky wrote two letters asking for forgiveness
    2013-04-25
    Mr Putin, speaking during his annual nationally televised call-in show, said that a Russian business partner delivered the first handwritten letter in February, while a foreign partner delivered the second, partly handwritten letter shortly after ...
    (Telegraph.co.uk)
    1. Russian President Putin confirms receiving Berezovsky's letters
    2. Putin phone-in: Terror and Berezovsky
    3. Putin: Late oligarch Berezovsky asked to return to Russia
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