London, Mar 26: How do you burn through billions?
The unexplained death of Boris Berezovsky, whose body was found Saturday inside his upscale English home, has refocused attention on the fantastic wealth racked up by Russia's ruthless oligarchs—and their propensity for spending it.
Berezovsky, 67, had once been considered Russia's richest man—but by this January, a British judge was wondering whether the tycoon would be able to pay his debts.
To understand how one man could lose so much money, it helps to see how he made it in the first place.
