Holocaust survivor, currency speculator, drug war critic, and philanthropist extraordinaire George Soros, already a huge benefactor to Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union, said he'll dedicate as much as $500 million more to health and military reform programs in the country. Soros has also invested some $2 billion in Russia's fledgling market economy, including nearly a billion in Svyazinvest, the state telecommunications operation.
Soros in Russia
Holocaust survivor, currency speculator, drug war critic, and philanthropist extraordinaire George Soros, already a huge benefactor to Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union, said he'll dedicate as much as $500 million more to health and military reform programs in the country. Soros has also invested some $2 billion in Russia's fledgling market economy, including nearly a billion in Svyazinvest, the state telecommunications operation.