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In his early twenties, Roman Abramovich was schlepping 1,000 miles to sell rubber ducks in Russia’s freezing north.

A decade later he was Russia’s second richest man, best pals with Putin and a Premier League champion.

From flying sushi to Azerbaijan to getting poisoned by the KGB, this is the story of Roman Abramovich…

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Links from the pod:

As a young soldier: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Evj7yE6XYAU0XQC.jpg

Prosecutor caught in sex tape: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/xm5zPNRzQzgiP6d8hqCumeZUXlU5tcAr_UNuZ2GxPXie7LMY8SGEbZ20KXTZ8ufDRhw4HGekTNJzzOGuvUR9ON7Dl7gI2dgZ5vE1PwmunaGJSKU 

Visiting Chukotka: https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQN-_TFikUMPvbOG1AaX4b13ZadeaxlFRlHsgtgdfkIEO0g-XYD

In the Shed End: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS090Uw9cDi7-MTsobyGFsDBeujjjOH4KKc_Q&s

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