![]() ![]() ![]() As Pomerantsev wryly notes “when the President ascended to the Kremlin … secret service took over organised crime themselves there was no way hoodlums could compete. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Nothing is True and Everything is Possible: Adventures. ![]() Entry into this world meant Pomerantsev met many modern Russians attempting to survive or exploit the new order, among them was Oliona, an attractive young woman who has perfected the art of ensnaring a “sponsor”, also known as “Forbeses” (as in the Forbes World’s Billionaires list), and Vitaly, a former gangster who makes films and writes books about his life. His first commission was How to Marry a Millionaire: (A Gold-digger’s Guide). As a television producer, whose parents left the Soviet Union in the 1970s, Pomerantsev is uniquely placed to offer a bold, penetrating insight into Russia today and Vladimir Putin’s “post-modern dictatorship”.Īfter joining Russia’s burgeoning television industry in the Noughties, Pomerantsev found himself in demand as the networks were keen to exploit popular Western entertainment and reality shows. Peter Pomerantsev, Kiev-born and raised in England, lived and worked in Moscow for almost a decade. ![]()
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