In Ragoravich’s case, there are a few old grainy black-and-white photographs. His age is listed as “between 61 and 64 years old.” Birthplace: Unknown but perhaps Tbilisi. As with many of his fellow Russian billionaires, the story of how he amassed his fortune is murky—something to do with the “chaotic privatization” of state-owned assets when the Soviet empire crumbled, along with currying favor with current government leadership. Ragoravich’s “source of wealth” is listed as “metals.”
