Rise of an Oligarch The Way It Is Book One Carlito Sofer Nik Krasno Books
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When Ukrainian oligarch Mikhail Vorotavich is close to achieving his ambition of topping the Forbes rich list, an assassination attempt leaves him in a coma and his vast business empire rapidly descends into turmoil. Lying in a hospital bed, Mikhail’s uncensored life story from a poor Jewish boy in communist USSR to disgustingly rich businessman in independent Ukraine, full of corruption, scheming, sex, drugs and violence, flashes in his mind’s eye. He has done it all racketeering protection, drug trafficking, arms dealing, raiding privatised factories, dodgy infrastructure projects and money laundering. Aspiring to get legit he moves to London, but behind his new pretended façade nothing really changes. And the higher Mikhail climbs the wider is the circle of enemies that want him dead. Meanwhile, his partners, in a quest to discover who is behind the attack, stumble upon a conspiracy that, if realised, would change the world order. The mighty adversaries will stop at nothing. Conspiracies, old scores, powerful enemies and the blurred lines between decency and corruption all surface. Packed with remarkable characters and exotic scenes, humorous and philosophical at times, Rise of an Oligarch is a thriller set against the background of a young Ukrainian state striving to embrace capitalist democracy. Rise of an Oligarch is the book that oligarchs do not want you to read.
Rise of an Oligarch The Way It Is Book One Carlito Sofer Nik Krasno Books
Having read “Mortal Showdown” (Book 1.5) before this book, “Rise of an Oligarch” I see the origins of Mikhail Vorotavich in this book, his Jewish background, growing up in then Soviet Union, and what led up to his assassination attempt before waking up from a coma and continuing his escapades in “Mortal Showdown.” If you haven’t read this books yet, read “Rise of an Oligarch” first.Located in the real world of the U.S.S.R., in both Russia, Ukraine, along with Israel, you see the communistic politics and the tyranny, and the surprise of the corruption that went on the the U.S.S.R. amongst high officials, how they made money in their underground economy, how they partied hard, and how the Russian (and Ukrainian) Mafia works. Yes, there was (and still is), a Russian mafia, even back in Soviet times.
At the beginning of the book, we find the “hero,” Mikhail Vorotavich in a coma, with small chapters throughout the book reporting on his progress. The book mainly covers his rise to prosperity as a businessman, owning different companies, such as metalworks and steel, sports teams, and how he became a very rich tycoon, along with his involvement in the real life governments of Ukraine and Russia.
In a short summary, Mikhail (Misha) is of Jewish extraction, born in 1973 in the Ukrainian S.S.R. (Soviet Socialist Republic). Having an older brother named Sasha, his father was well to do, having a high position with the government, but one day, he was sent to Siberia, where he perished.
Misha and his family was forced to move into an inferior dwelling, and as he grew up, was bullied at school, but not for long. He did well in his studies and formed as business on the side, helping students cheat on his exams. In college, he set up a gambling and extortion ring, with hit man to those who couldn’t pay him.
He finds that he does have to deal with extreme anti-Semitism in Ukraine, but finds ways to bypass that obstacles, with business connections, and simply by assuming other names.
As time went on, and Ukraine was freed from Soviet domination, he acquire real estate, industries, all at cheap rates from the government going from communist to capitalist. Many businesses were forced to sell to him at cheap prices. There are incidents, such as selling vaccines that did not work to farmers to supposedly protect their livestock from disease.
Enemies are made, and Misha has ran into situations where governments, like Angola, were more powerful than him, but he would find ways to deal with them. There is extortion, revenge, and wild parties where clients are supplied with booze, women, and drugs, before getting down to business.
As you can see, the character here is not a nice person. He is dangerous, and is obsessed with becoming the richest man in the world. You can see how all this leads to him being shot, and there is a chapter describing just that.
The current events of Ukraine and Russia, along with Israel, for Misha did have connections there, including Mossad, the Israeli secret police. There are incidents where Misha has business in Crimea before it is annexed by Russia, and you see how these governments really operate.
Corruption is the norm in both Russia and Ukraine, all the way up to the governments, up to Vladimir Putin, and the Ukrainian government as well. There are gangs and organized crime basically running these two countries, with severe consequences to anyone who dares cross their paths. Russia and Ukraine may be at war with each other, but in many ways, they are more similar than they are different, especially in the field of corruption.
There are those in both countries that talk and do business with each other, but, with Misha helping to lead the way, he is a Ukrainian patriot who want Ukraine to join the European Union, while Russia still wants it in its orbit, and this is true in real life.
When Misha does get out of a coma, he finds enemies are onto him, and he finds he has scores to settle.
You will see how he, and his friends, do so in the succeeding book.
Note the word “Oligarch.” Here, it can mean business of the Forbes list, but here, it is closer to “mafia kingpin.” Actually, it mean both at the same time.
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Rise of an Oligarch The Way It Is Book One Carlito Sofer Nik Krasno Books Reviews
It is a kind of a book that when you start read it, you cannot stop until you finish it.
Action book with a lot of relevance information to the short history (the last 20-30 years).
I really enjoy reading it and hope soon to start reading the second book.
Though it was a little wordy for me. Still, I did enjoy the story. If you like a thick tome, this one is for you.
Enjoyable read, couldn't put this book down before it was finished. The intriguing narrative will take you inside the skin of a progressive oligarch, on the backdrop of real events unfolding upon political Ukrainian arena ...a rare combination of personal ambitions, violent greedy character and humanitarian global aspirations all in one person. With some Israeli flavor of a Russian-Jewish immigrant expanding his horizons of perceptions, this book makes the plot even more colorful and cosmopolitan.
A very skillful blend of fiction and documentary – a must read for those trying to get a grip of understanding on the contemporary Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
I was wondering how these oligarchs managed to make their fortunes in such a short time. In the US you even have movies about Gates, Zuckerberg and Jobs, but not much info is available about those russian tycoons. I met some Russian businessmen and heard some of their stories, but I had never imagined the depth of corruption until I read this story.
This book answers many of the questions I had and definitely satisfies my curiosity. I'm aware that it's not about someone in particular, but the methods and situations described are so real and credible that I won't be surprised if similar schemes were actually implemented in former USSR.
The novel gives a detailed description of the rise of a Ukrainian oligarch, starting from his communist childhood and sharing insight into the moral dilemmas that he has to cope with along his thorny, to say the least, path.
As a parallel storyline it covers the investigation into an assissination attempt on Misha - the oligarch, which ultimately connects with a horrendous masterplan being implemented by high ranking officers. On top of that the book contains fascinating and somewhat funny sex, glamor and violence scenes.
Some ends are left loose, probably intentionally, for a sequel. I've finished reading this book during the flight and still have taste for more.
I really enjoyed reading Rise of an Oligarch as it is a great story with good character build, suspense, historical facts mixed with a good fictitious (or not?) insider's view into power struggles in business and politics, and life of the ultra rich and those who really run countries and impact our lives.
My personal angle is that I'm American and Israeli, and from Eastern European decent. I have many friends from the former Eastern Block. I travelled extensively in Russia and Ukraine, and currently doing business with very large Russian companies. Most people in the West think that anyone who speak Russian is from Russia... couldn't be further away from the truth... I know that and still I found Oligarch both entertaining and educating. Now I better understand the relationship between the Eastern Block countries and how people there think and operate - which is very different than how people in the West do. This I find extremely helpful in business.
Needless to say the current events in Eastern Ukraine and Crimea were literally forecasted by the authors. Forecasting and writing of world events is what I loved about one of my top-list authors, the great Tom Clancy... Could we be witnessing the successors of Tom Clancy forming in front of our eyes? Sofer and Krasno somehow managed to read the future - or have real good intelligence. Impressive, to say the least.
I loved this book and I'm looking forward to the sequel. To sum it up - Highly Recommended read!
Having read “Mortal Showdown” (Book 1.5) before this book, “Rise of an Oligarch” I see the origins of Mikhail Vorotavich in this book, his Jewish background, growing up in then Soviet Union, and what led up to his assassination attempt before waking up from a coma and continuing his escapades in “Mortal Showdown.” If you haven’t read this books yet, read “Rise of an Oligarch” first.
Located in the real world of the U.S.S.R., in both Russia, Ukraine, along with Israel, you see the communistic politics and the tyranny, and the surprise of the corruption that went on the the U.S.S.R. amongst high officials, how they made money in their underground economy, how they partied hard, and how the Russian (and Ukrainian) Mafia works. Yes, there was (and still is), a Russian mafia, even back in Soviet times.
At the beginning of the book, we find the “hero,” Mikhail Vorotavich in a coma, with small chapters throughout the book reporting on his progress. The book mainly covers his rise to prosperity as a businessman, owning different companies, such as metalworks and steel, sports teams, and how he became a very rich tycoon, along with his involvement in the real life governments of Ukraine and Russia.
In a short summary, Mikhail (Misha) is of Jewish extraction, born in 1973 in the Ukrainian S.S.R. (Soviet Socialist Republic). Having an older brother named Sasha, his father was well to do, having a high position with the government, but one day, he was sent to Siberia, where he perished.
Misha and his family was forced to move into an inferior dwelling, and as he grew up, was bullied at school, but not for long. He did well in his studies and formed as business on the side, helping students cheat on his exams. In college, he set up a gambling and extortion ring, with hit man to those who couldn’t pay him.
He finds that he does have to deal with extreme anti-Semitism in Ukraine, but finds ways to bypass that obstacles, with business connections, and simply by assuming other names.
As time went on, and Ukraine was freed from Soviet domination, he acquire real estate, industries, all at cheap rates from the government going from communist to capitalist. Many businesses were forced to sell to him at cheap prices. There are incidents, such as selling vaccines that did not work to farmers to supposedly protect their livestock from disease.
Enemies are made, and Misha has ran into situations where governments, like Angola, were more powerful than him, but he would find ways to deal with them. There is extortion, revenge, and wild parties where clients are supplied with booze, women, and drugs, before getting down to business.
As you can see, the character here is not a nice person. He is dangerous, and is obsessed with becoming the richest man in the world. You can see how all this leads to him being shot, and there is a chapter describing just that.
The current events of Ukraine and Russia, along with Israel, for Misha did have connections there, including Mossad, the Israeli secret police. There are incidents where Misha has business in Crimea before it is annexed by Russia, and you see how these governments really operate.
Corruption is the norm in both Russia and Ukraine, all the way up to the governments, up to Vladimir Putin, and the Ukrainian government as well. There are gangs and organized crime basically running these two countries, with severe consequences to anyone who dares cross their paths. Russia and Ukraine may be at war with each other, but in many ways, they are more similar than they are different, especially in the field of corruption.
There are those in both countries that talk and do business with each other, but, with Misha helping to lead the way, he is a Ukrainian patriot who want Ukraine to join the European Union, while Russia still wants it in its orbit, and this is true in real life.
When Misha does get out of a coma, he finds enemies are onto him, and he finds he has scores to settle.
You will see how he, and his friends, do so in the succeeding book.
Note the word “Oligarch.” Here, it can mean business of the Forbes list, but here, it is closer to “mafia kingpin.” Actually, it mean both at the same time.
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