In Russia, the term “oligarch” is used to describe a small group of businesspeople who have amassed a large amount of wealth. There are believed to be around 50 oligarchs in Russia, and they control a large percentage of the country’s wealth. This infographic takes a closer look at these powerful businessmen and explores their backgrounds and how they became so wealthy.
Who Are The 50 Russian Oligarchs?
It would be extremely unwise for a rising number of Russia’s wealthiest and most influential individuals to use their private aircraft and superyachts to travel to their estates in the United States right now.
In March of 2018, the United States Treasury Department released a list of Russian oligarchs. This list was compiled as part of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, which was passed in response to Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election.
The act seeks to punish Russia by targeting Russian billionaires and companies that have close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The list includes 50 Russian elites, but it is believed that the true number of Russian oligarchs is much higher.
The recently announced justice department taskforce KleptoCapture, with assistance from the treasury department, FBI, IRS, and other federal agencies, will be in charge of seizing these assets. In accordance with US law, the justice department has the authority to seize the proceeds of international crimes, including corruption, when they are discovered in the country.
Their efforts will supplement those of a transatlantic task force that the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and the European Commission announced western sanctions over the weekend.
“We are working with our allies in Europe to track down and seize your yachts, opulent homes, and private jets. We are pursuing your misguided gains,’’ Biden declared.
Roman Abramovich, one of Russia’s richest men, the owner of Chelsea Football Club, Vladimir Potanin, Alisher Usmanov, Mikhail Fridman, Sergey Chemezov, and other important figures on the list make it seem as though the US has “just replaced the Kremlin’s phone book,” according to Russian lawmaker Konstantin Kosachev in a Facebook post.
Further measures implemented jointly by member states of the European Union prohibit imports of coal from Russia and Russian organizations.
Note: The US Treasury Department provided the names, spellings, and titles
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Senior Political Figures
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- Anton Vayno: Head, Presidential Administration
- Sergey Kiriyenko: First Deputy Head, Presidential Administration
- Aleksey Gromov: First Deputy Head, Presidential Administration
- Magomedsalam Magomedov: Deputy Head, Presidential Administration
- Vladimir Ostrovenko: Deputy Head, Presidential Administration
- Peskov Dmitriy: Deputy lead, Presidential Administration; Presidential Press Secretary
- Andrey Belousov: Aide to the President
- Kitayev Vladislav: Chief of Presidential Protocol
- Vladislav Surkov: Aide to the President
- Larisa Brycheva: Aide to the President
- Igor Levitin: Aide to the President
- Yuriy Ushakov: Aide to the President
- Vladimir Kozhin: Aide to the President
- N ikolay Tsukanov: Aide to the President
- Andrey Fursenko: Aide to the President
- Yevgeniy Shkolov: Aide to the President
- Konstantin Chuychenko: Aide to the President
- Igor Shchegolev: Aide to the President
- Sergey Glazyev: Adviser to the President
- Aleksandr Bedritskiy: Adviser to the President, Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues
- German Klimenko: Adviser to the President
- Sergey Grigorov: Adviser to the President
- Anton Kobyakov: Adviser to the President
- Vladimir Tolstoy: Adviser to the President
- Aleksandra Levitskaya: Adviser to the President
- Mikhail Fedotov: Adviser to the President, Chairman of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights
- Artur Muravyev: Presidential Envoy to the Federation Council
- Venyamin Yakovlev: Adviser to the President
- Garry Minkh: Presidential Envoy to the State Duma
- Mikhail Krotov: Presidential Envoy to the Constitutional Court
- Boris Titov: Presidential Commissioner for Entrepreneurs’ Rights
- Anna Kuznetsova: Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights
- Mikhail Babich: Plenipotentiary Representative to the Volga Federal District
- Oleg Belaventsev: Plenipotentiary Representative to the North Caucasus Federal District
- Aleksandr Beglov: Plenipotentiary Representative to the Northwestern Federal District
- Sergey Menyaylo: Plenipotentiary Representative to the Siberian Federal District
- Aleksey Gordeyev: Plenipotentiary Representative to the Central Federal District
- Yuriy Trutnev: Deputy Prime Minister, Plenipotentiary Representative to the Far Eastern Federal District
- Igor Kholrnanskikh: Plenipotentiary Representative to the Urals Federal District
- Vladimir Ustinov: Plenipotentiary Representative to the Southern Federal District
- Aleksandr Manzhosin: Head, Foreign Policy Directorate
- Vladimir Chemov: Head, Directorate for Interregional and Cultural Ties to Foreign Countries
- Oleg Govorun: Head, Directorate for Social and Economic Relations with the Commonwealth of Independent States, Abkhazia,
- Drnitriy Medvedev: Prime Minister
- Igor Shuvalov: First Deputy Prime Minister
- Sergey Prikhodko: Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Government Apparatus
- Vitaliy Mutko: Deputy Prime Minister
- Golodets Olga: Deputy Prime Minister
- Arkadiy Dvorkovich: Deputy Prime Minister
- Khloponin Aleksandr: Deputy Prime Minister
Who In The World Is The Richest Russian?
Vladimir Lisin is the richest man in Russia, although his wealth has decreased by $7.8 billion, or 30%, from a year earlier. One of Russia’s biggest makers of steel is his NLMK Group.
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