The cumulative wealth of the richest Russians has grown by $ 35.6 billion since the beginning of this year. This is evidenced by the data of Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

      The first line in the Russian segment of the index is taken by co-owner of Novatek Leonid Mikhelson. His wealth was estimated at 25.1 billion dollars, it grew by 5.71 billion.

      He is followed by Vladimir Potanin, one of the main owners of Norilsk Nickel, with a fortune of 22.9 billion dollars (plus 3.29 billion). The third line belongs to the NLMK’s main beneficiary, Vladimir Lisin whose capital reached $ 21.1 billion (plus $ 3.27 billion).

      The top five also included the owner Severstal Aleksei Mordashov ($ 19.6 billion) and co-owner of Lukoil Vagit Alekperov (18.6 billion).