Dark Money: Inside Alexander Lebedev’s hunt for a trillion-dollar pool of dirty cash
He's survived assassination attempts, threatened exile and crooked courtrooms. But his latest adversary is the most sinister yet.
- Words by: Joseph Bullmore
He's survived assassination attempts, threatened exile and crooked courtrooms. But his latest adversary is the most sinister yet.
He's survived assassination attempts, threatened exile and crooked courtrooms. But his latest adversary is the most sinister yet.
The first page of Alexander Lebedev’s new book begins with a time-worn sentiment: “Money can’t buy you happiness.” The 255 pages that follow demonstrate in graphic detail the truth behind the cliché. Lebedev, an ex-oligarch, former KGB agent and one-time banker, has had a fate buffeted by the slings and arrows of an outrageous fortune. Money — its advantages, its trappings, the things it can and can’t control — lurks constantly in the shadows of his exorbitantly eventful life.
The first page of Alexander Lebedev’s new book begins with a time-worn sentiment: “Money can’t buy you happiness.” The 255 pages that follow demonstrate in graphic detail the truth behind the cliché. Lebedev, an ex-oligarch, former KGB agent and one-time banker, has had a fate buffeted by the slings and arrows of an outrageous fortune. Money — its advantages, its trappings, the things it can and can’t control — lurks constantly in the shadows of his exorbitantly eventful life.
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