How a young Russian orphan went on to become one of the world's richest men.
He became an orphan aged three but went on to become one of the world's richest men. Now Roman Abramovich's links to Vladimir Putin have stripped him of his businesses and reputation.
"To tell the truth I cannot call my childhood bad," he once told the Guardian in a rare interview. "In your childhood you can't compare things: one eats carrots, one eats candy, both taste good. As a child you cannot tell the difference."He left school at 16, worked as a mechanic and served in the Red Army before selling plastic toys in Moscow.
"Every three days, someone was being murdered," Mr Abramovich said in 2011, adding that this threat to his safety had made him a reluctant participant. As Mr Putin established himself, he sought to assert his dominance over the oligarchs. Some went to prison, and others were exiled if they failed to show allegiance.Mr Abramovich suffered neither fate. In 2000, he was elected as governor of the deprived region of Chukotka, at the north-eastern tip of Russia. He gained popularity after investing his own money in social services but stepped down in 2008.
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