Russian tycoon Berezovsky found dead

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>>> a well-known russian tycoon who amassed great wealth after the fall of the soviet union was found dead today in england. boris birz off ski was a close ally of former president boris yeltsin . in return for backing yeltsin he was able to buy former state assets at bargain prices. he also helped vladimir putin rise to power but later had a falling-out with putin and moved to england. the circumstances of his death were unclear. bare zof ski was 67 years old.

Russian tycoon Berezovsky found dead

Exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky, a prominent Russian opposition figure, was found dead at his home near London on Saturday. NBC’s Lester Holt reports.

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