Moneyland by Oliver Bullough Summary
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Discover "Moneyland," where corrupt elites hide trillions in plain sight. Cited in UK Parliament debates and influencing anti-corruption legislation, Bullough's expose reveals the shadowy financial system enabling kleptocrats worldwide. What if your neighbor's mansion was bought with stolen national wealth?
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Where Billions Vanish While Nations Crumble
When Ukrainian revolutionaries stormed President Yanukovich's palace in 2014, they discovered something that defied comprehension: a private zoo with ostriches, a championship golf course, gold-plated bathroom fixtures, and a five-story log cabin stuffed with treasures. All this splendor existed in a country where the average citizen earned less than $400 monthly. One visitor scrawled a note that captured the visceral disgust: "How much can one man need? Horror. I feel nauseous." This grotesque palace wasn't an anomaly-it was a window into a shadow world where the world's corrupt elite park their stolen billions. Welcome to Moneyland, a virtual country that exists wherever money needs hiding, a place with no geography but enormous power.
How Money Learned to Escape
The Island That Became a Financial Fortress
The Looting of Russia
The Prestigious Address Hiding Billions
When Corruption Kills
The Breaking Point
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