From rags to riches… to fleeing Western sanctions: How Abramovich went from penniless orphan to billionaire oligarch
Roman Abramovich yesterday sensationally confirmed his beloved Chelsea football club is up for sale. It came as UK and other countries announced crackdowns on Russian oligarchs following invasion of Ukraine. The businessman, 55, had a remarkable rise to make his billions, having been born penniless in Saratov.
Both his parents died when he was young, so he lived with other relative near Moscow from a young age. He first starting making money flogging plastic dolls on a market stall after dropping out of two colleges. His first move into making serious money came during the Soviet perestroika - meaning openness - reforms.
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