Paul Klebnikov

Paul Klebnikov (1963 - 9 July 2004) was an American journalist of Russian descent. Born in New York, USA, Klebnikov attended Phillips Exeter Academy, graduated from University of California, Berkeley and London School of Economics and joined Forbes in 1989. He rose to the position of senior editor at the magazine, specializing in Russian and Eastern European politics and economics, before becoming the first editor of Forbes Russian edition when it was launched in April 2004.

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1963 - 9 July - 2004 - New York - USA - Phillips Exeter Academy - University of California, Berkeley - London School of Economics - Forbes

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He wrote Godfather of the Kremlin (September 2000), a biography of Boris Berezovsky, a Russian tycoon. Berezovsky was openly critical of Klebnikov's writings, particularly an article published in Forbes in 1996 about his (alleged) criminal activities for which he filed a libel suit. Forbes was forced to retract the allegations. Berezovsky is wanted in Russia on fraud charges and was granted political asylum in UK.

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2000 - Boris Berezovsky

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