Word: baron
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Behind the machinations that brought back Chernomyrdin stood one nimble figure in particular--Boris Berezovsky, financial baron turned political wheeler-dealer, the most ruthless of the so-called New Russians in the art of turning money into power. Unlike the men officially running the government, he always knows what he wants and has the brashness, tenacity and clout to get it. For him. Yeltsin's weakness offered a chance to strengthen the puppet strings...
...most part, they do not trust their government, and the administration of President Boris Yeltsin is not helping. It talks reform but hasn't been able to deliver fully. It bills its economy as a free-market system when it actually is a hybrid between robber-baron capitalism and state control. And now it is snatching away the greatest accomplishments of the painful Yeltsin years: a stable ruble and low inflation. On one sticky afternoon, Yeltsin vows that he will not devalue the ruble and won't even break off his vacation to return to Moscow. Three days later...
...Berezovsky?s money was one of the most significant factors in Yeltsin?s reelection in 1996, but Yeltsin fired the oil and media baron from a government position late last year. ?Now Berezovsky?s won a powerful government post at a time when he?s waging a political guerrilla war against Yeltsin,? says Quinn-Judge. ?He may be a lone operator, but he?s an extremely effective one.? And that?s bad news for the Russian president...
...Board members indicated their points ofview on the design and asked that the developmentshift in height away from the Karl Baron Plaza,"says Lester W. Barber, director of land use andzoning in Cambridge's Community DevelopmentDepartment...
...Board will review the most recent changesto the Holmes plans in early March. Rafferty saysHolmes has done its best to comply with theinstructions of the Board. Holmes has furtherreduced the number of stories of the portion ofthe complex bordering Baron Plaza from seven totwo and eliminated the courtyard...