The Selling of the Soviet Empire: Politics & Economics of Russia's Privatization-Revelations of the Principal Insider

by Alfred R. Kokh, Marshall Goldman

Release Date: 01 December, 1998

Edition: Hardcover

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Do not buy... *Steal* this book

Because that is what Kokh did in Russia. As privatization chief he participated in the most massive looting of publicly-owned property in history. The only fitting tribute to this uber-thief is to steal his book and deny him any royalties of any kind.

After all, Kokh received $90,000 as an "advance royalty" in 1996 for a book that he, Maxim Boiko, and Anatoly Chubais supposedly promised to write. Of course, they never wrote the book. But they still deserved the "royalties" as payoff for fixing privatization auctions of Russian state-owned companies, ensuring that the "right" people won every auction.

Incidentally, Kokh is now (October 2000) in charge of Gazprom's efforts to stifle the only major independent television and radio network in Russia. He is almost certainly responsible for the imprisonment of Gusinsky in the TB ward of Butyrka prison for the three days that Gusinsky was being persuaded to "voluntarily" sell off his network to Gazprom.

This book is a must read for economists.

This book explains in great detail a unique situation, the economic restructering of an entire country. The book is insightful and will appeal to anyone interested in finance.