Rich Man Attracted to Politics

Choire Sicha
The Awl
Published in
1 min readFeb 21, 2012

“Russian businessman Mikhail D. Prokhorov… this winter became the first of the post-Soviet set of ultrawealthy financiers to run for president…. Being a billionaire in itself — Mr. Prokhorov owns 20 Jet Skis, a 200-foot yacht and a mansion outside Moscow — might seem a fatal handicap in an era of anger at the rich that is as prevalent in Russia as anywhere.”
— “Might.” Each something gets the something it deserves.

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