Career Notes: Sued Forbes magazine for calling him "the Russian Godfather "... Made a fortune selling Vaz cars marked for lower-priced foreign distribution on more expensive domestic market... Reportedly routed all of Aeroflot's revenues into private bank accounts in Switzerland... Suspect in Vladislav Listyev killing... Tossed 4-0 no-hitter against triple-A Spokane on July 6, 1993... Master at acquiring control of companies by buying minority stakes through dummy investors, then adding those stakes to his own minority shares... Daughter Liza arrested in 1998 for blow possession.

Minor League Notes: Only oligarch who wasn't a Communist Party Member.