Kolesnik N.V. How to Study the Economic Elite, or What the Insanely Rich Russians Think about Themselves. Book Review: Schimpfossl E. Rich Russians. From Oligarchs to Bourgeoisie. Moscow: Individuum, 2022, 352 p. St. Petersburg Sociology Today. 2024. N. 25. P. 135-146. DOI:10.25990 ...

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Abstract

The paper presents a review of the book by the famous Austrian sociologistElizabeth Schimpfössl “Rich Russians. From Oligarchs to Bourgeoisie”, which wastranslated into Russian in 2022. Using a lot of empirical material, the author of themonograph attempts to answer the main question: what the oligarchs think aboutthemselves? The sociologist draws attention to the state of the research field in Russia in terms of studying the Russian elite and provides the reader with a detailed description of how the formation and isolation of the Russian elite takes place, how these processes are related to family history, philanthropy, gender relations, and the younger generation.