Poverty is rapidly falling out of fashion. Paradise hut with a plate of buckwheat porridge no longer seduces modern man. Material wealth is now classified as a virtue. The psychology of success focuses people on financial prosperity, which will become a reliable guarantor of peace of mind. Magazines are full of ratings that defiantly demonstrate clever and profitable asset management. But who are they, the richest people in Russia? Forbes knows all about this and annually shares his observations. Moreover, the magazine opens the mysterious veil and presents the keys to the treasured door that leads to the peak of well-being.
The heroes of the rating are businessmen with a fortune of more than $ 500 million. They own enterprises, they invest in projects and make incredible profits, they make financial transactions that are breathtaking for a modest employee of the state system. The richest people in Russia speak little, and their affairs become the subject of wide discussion. Forbes in April of this year published an anniversary rating of billionaires.
The leading place belongs to Alisher Usmanov, who heads the list for the second year in a row. The fortune of the owner of Metalloinvest totals $ 17.6 billion. The capital of the second richest businessman is somewhat "more modest" - 16.5 billion dollars belong to Mikhail Fridman, the owner of Alfa Group. Novatek shareholder Leonid Mikhelson took third place with a fortune of 15.4 billion. The top five included Viktor Vekselberg with 15.1 billion and the head of Lukoil Vagit Alekperov with 14.8 billion. The notorious Mikhail Prokhorov is listed in tenth position with a capital of 13 billion dollars.
The richest people in Russia are constantly increasing their wealth. Since 2004 (since the compilation of the first Forbes list), five billionaires have increased their capital by at least ten times. The leader of the jubilee rating Usmanov, by the way, earned on assets an amount exceeding the readings of 2004 by as much as 18 times.
The richest people in Russia are willing to give interviews, on the basis of which Forbes employees identified key factors on the path to success. Businessmen note that the main thing in this difficult matter is not to be afraid of failures and constantly learn from mistakes, it does not matter, your friends or others. Many of us remember about “learning” from Soviet times, but it is unlikely that the revolutionary leader Lenin would approve of the modern interpretation of his slogan. The richest people in Russia are “learning” to conquer the world with their phenomenal success in business.
Billionaires who have made an unheard of fortune admit that without a life partner who supported and directed, they would hardly have achieved such results. The recognition, of course, is worthy of praise and somewhat brightens up the unpleasant aftertaste that occurs during a cursory examination of the rating, in which it is unlikely to meet women.
The richest people in Russia analytically assess the market situation, creatively look for ways to make a profit and invest in a project that will pay off in the long run. Or it will not pay off and will become a worthy reason for "study, study …". Billionaires, as we recall, are not afraid of a temporary defeat, but focus on winning in the future.
Of course, between the "rich and the rogue" there is a millionth or even billionth chasm. To build a bridge from one edge to another becomes the cherished dream of everyone who bravely rushed into this difficult battle. It’s just there, on the other side of the abyss, that only they, the richest people in the world, know. The price of wealth is sometimes incommensurable with the expenditure of the soul. However, if you are at the start - it remains to wish you good luck and good health.
