Within Russia, collectors include Russian president Vladimir Putin; the first president of Tatarstan, Mintimer Shaimiev; ex-mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov; and
oligarch Roman Abramovich.
Among those at the invitation - only opening on Tuesday were New York financiers like Donald B. Marron and Leon Black, the Miami collectors Donald and Mera Rubell and the Russian
oligarch Roman A. Abramovich.
It includes drawings by inmates of a high - security prison; a vast mural of William Morris sinking
oligarch Roman Abramovich's yacht in the Venetian lagoon; and another in which a giant hen harrier crushes a Land Rover.
The triptych seen here was sold for $ 86 million and was later revealed to have been purchased by the Russian
oligarch Roman Abramovich and his partner Dasha Zhukova.
Meanwhile, at Chelsea, all seems to be turbulence, with the billionaire
oligarch Roman Abramovich turning up at the club's Cobham training ground and invigilating his hapless young manager, Andre Villas - Boas, reportedly for hours.
At which the impatient
oligarch Roman Abramovich dug in his heels.
The two mighty plutocrats, the two richest clubs of all Manchester City, with their Abu Dhabi billions behind them and Chelsea, bank rolled by
the oligarch Roman Abramovich.
The fuzzy Russian
oligarch Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003, and his club went on to win three Premier League titles in the 2000s.
GYG, which also helped build the 282 - foot Ecstasea for Russian
oligarch Roman Abramovich, booked revenue of 54.6 million euros, or $ 60.9 million.
Other deep - pocketed owners include the United Arab Emirates» Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who owns Manchester City, and Russian
oligarch Roman Abramovich, the owner of Chelsea Football Club.
Not exact matches
That was before
Roman Abramovich placed a personal call to fellow
oligarch and Anzhi Makhachkala owner Suleyman Kerimov to beat Tottenham to the deal.
He can be excused for leaving Porto after two seasons when
Roman Abramovich's Chelsea came calling and he left the Blues when he disagreed with the Russian
oligarch over the use of Andrey Schevchenko and the appointment of Avram Grant as manager.
Russian collector
Roman Abramovich is among the 220 people named in the U.S. Treasury's «Kremlin Report,» which lists senior political figures and
oligarchs who play significant roles in Russia's economy.
There was a great deal of publicity around Addleshaw Goddard agreeing a CFA with Russian
oligarch Boris Berezovsky for his (ultimately unsuccessful) action against
Roman Abramovich.
The growing skepticism towards Bitcoin did not stop Russian
oligarchs from investing in it either, as traditional Russian billionaires such as
Roman Abramovich, Aleksandr Frolov and Aleksandr Abramov are reportedly investing large chunks of their money into cryptocurrencies, particularly Bitcoin, through a European fund called Blackmoon Crypto.
A little further down the list you'll find a wealth of international
oligarchs, including Chelsea Football Club owner
Roman Abramovich with # 8.52 billion, Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov with # 10.65 billion and Queens Park Rangers stakeholder and steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal with # 10.25 billion.