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The Story of Mirax
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Genre
Memoir
Year
2021
chapters
56
Languages
EN, RU

a business memoir

The Story of Mirax

Maxim Privezentsev

About the book

A book about the founding, rise, and bankruptcy of the Mirax company — a retrospective of twenty years of events in which the author took direct part.

Who it's for

For those interested in business, development, and big company stories.

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Contents

  1. 01PrologueFree sample
  2. 02Chapter 1. Acquaintances. Friends. Partners
  3. 03Chapter 2. Federation Tower. Rebranding
  4. 04Chapter 3. The Crack. Wiretap
  5. 05Chapter 4. Reconstruction of Kursky
  6. 06Chapter 5. Schizoterics. Discord
  7. 07Chapter 6. Polonsky's Demarche and Capitulation
  8. 08Chapter 7. Departure from Mirax. Gringo
  9. 09Chapter 8. Criminal Case. Shkolova
  10. 10Chapter 9. Search. Forgery. The General
  11. 11Chapter 10. Medvedev. Dvorkovich
  12. 12Chapter 11. Polonsky's Ultimatum
  13. 13Chapter 12. A New Criminal Case
  14. 14Chapter 13. Courts. Fine. Victory
  15. 15Chapter 14. Bandits
  16. 16Chapter 15. The Beginning of Polonsky's Criminal Case
  17. 17Chapter 16. Gringo on Cambodia
  18. 18Chapter 17. The Struggle for the Federation
  19. 19Chapter 18. The Investigation and Release of Polonsky
  20. 20Chapter 19. Reader Response. The Montenegrin Failure
  21. 21Chapter 20. The Gringo List. Search in the USA
  22. 22Chapter 21. Tyoma in Miami
  23. 23Chapter 22. Mirax's Gold. Kompromat for Sale
  24. 24Chapter 23. Dale. The Disappearance
  25. 25Chapter 24. The Bet. February 20, 2022
  26. 26Draft 1. Mirax "International" Department
  27. 27Draft 2. How Much Was the Mirax Group Worth in 2012–2013
  28. 28Draft 3. The Wheel of Courage: The Story of a Single Photograph
  29. 29Draft 4. "The Crack"
  30. 30Draft 5. "Rebranding"
  31. 31Draft 6. "Schizoterics and Mindfixers"
  32. 32Draft 7. My Criminal Cases
  33. 33Draft 8. Polonsky Is Not a Crowned Thief-in-Law
  34. 34Draft 9. Polonsky's Criminal Cases
  35. 35Preface
  36. 36Year 2000
  37. 372001
  38. 38Year 2002
  39. 392003
  40. 402004
  41. 412005
  42. 422006
  43. 432007
  44. 442008
  45. 45Year 2009
  46. 462010
  47. 472011
  48. 482012
  49. 492013
  50. 502014
  51. 512015
  52. 522016
  53. 532017
  54. 542018
  55. 552019
  56. 562020

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