101 Billionaires (2009 Crisis Edition) Rob Hornstra Photography

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101 Billionaires (2009 Crisis Edition)

At the beginning of 2008, the list of richest Russians contained 101 billionaires; a magical number that for the time being will not be matched. The global crisis hit hard in Russia. Exactly a year later, there are only 49 Russians with fortunes of ten figures or more. This drop was behind the decision to publish a second, revised edition of 101 Billionaires, the Crisis Edition.

101 Billionaires shows the other side of modern Russia, the raw reality that lurks behind the façade of the power elite. Rob Hornstra visited the regions to which Moscow has its exorbitant wealth to thank. Here he used his camera to record the fact that the Russian hinterland itself sees little of this prosperity.

The Crisis Edition has a print run of 1,000 copies. It has a hard cover and smaller format, but no fold-out pages and is therefore cheaper. The text has been adapted here and there to reflect current events.

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Nominations

Top 10 Photo Book of 2008 by photo-eye.com / Nominated Best Photo Book of the Year at Fotoforum Kassel / Finalist Book Category 2009 PDN Photo Annual / Best Photo Books of 2008 by 5b4 / Top Photo Books of 2008 by Concientious / Best Photo Books 2008 by The Online Photographer

See also for the slideshow of Communism & Cowgirls ...