I knew President Yeltsin well. He would never have tolerated government officials demonstratively showing off the millions they acquired through corruption, the way it's done today.
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Nationality: Russian Type: Businessman Born: June 26, 1963 |
But 17 years ago, I arrived at CNN with a suitcase, with my bicycle, and with about 100 dollars.
One must always maintain one's connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it.

