The controversial fame of Russian oligarchs has long spilled beyond the borders of the country where they amassed their fortunes. The whole world gossips about them, sometimes mocking, sometimes condemning, yet always gladly taking their money. But what do they think of themselves? Austrian sociologist Elisabeth Schimfössl, who has been living in London, the capital of oligarchs, for fifteen years, conducted hundreds of interviews with Russia's wealthiest people and their close associates to find the answer. From her book, you will learn how oligarchs explain their insane wealth, what they teach their children, and what they plan to do in the new reality where they will have to choose between a comfortable life in the West and preserving their Russian assets.