In the early 1990s, I worked at Forbes magazine, occupying the very next office to Paul Klebnikov, a reporter who specialized in the story of Russia's market opening (as we then hoped it would be). Paul spoke Russian, cared passionately about the country. When Forbes launched a Russian-language edition, Paul was the natural choice to head it. In Russia, Paul showed himself as fearless and energetic as in New York City. Only … in Russia, those qualities in a journalist marked a man for sa...
Published on March 25, 2013 07:49