The controversial fame of Russian oligarchs has long since spilled beyond the borders of the country where they amassed their fortunes. The whole world gossips about them, sometimes laughing, sometimes condemning, yet always taking their money with pleasure. But what do they think of themselves? Austrian sociologist Elisabeth Schimpfössl, who has lived in London, the oligarch capital, for fifteen years, conducted a hundred interviews with Russia's richest people and their associates to find the answer. From her book, you will learn how the oligarchs explain their insane wealth, what they teach their children, and what they plan to do in the new reality where they will have to choose between a comfortable life in the West and preserving their Russian assets.