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In the second part of our extensive study, "Fathers and Grandfathers," we'll tell the story of Suleiman Kerimov. He was an accountant for the Dagestani mafia in the 1990s and, in just a few years, managed to install his friends in positions of power in virtually every branch of the Russian government, primarily the Kremlin.

In this chapter, you'll learn how Kerimov gave Putin $400 million and what he received in return. What gifts does the oligarch bestow upon the head of the presidential administration in order to gain stable access to Putin? And other details of Suleiman Kerimov's path to wealth and power.

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00:00 — Introduction. Suleiman Kerimov: Enemies, Friends, and Power
04:16 — Kerimov's Harem
05:42 — The Mafia Accountant
09:13 — Kerimov's First Scam
10:41 — How Zhirinovsky and Kerimov Traded Iraqi Oil
14:25 — $5 Million for a Deputy Mandate
16:12 — Another $5 Million for the Federation Council
18:14 — Nice. How Kerimov Was Saved from a French Prison
21:26 — An Affair with Kandelaki and How Kerimov Almost Died in an Accident
24:08 — $400,000,000 for Putin
28:56 — Kerimov Helped Putin After the Rebellion
31:34 — Who Gave Kerimov Access to the Kremlin?
34:34 — Bribes for access to Putin
36:39 — "Become Ramzan's equal"
38:21 — Kerimov vs. Lukashenko
41:09 — War with Kadyrov
48:31 — Conclusions

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