Article: From Russia with love

OVERSEAS SCHOOLS As the first MBAs graduate from a school backed by Roman Abramovich and the Russian President, Liz Lightfoot joins them in Moscow

Afew weeks ago, Anton Saraykin had an ordinary job as the head of media relations for a Japanese tobacco company. Now a giant hot air balloon is taking to the sky and the President of Russia is draping a bright orange scarf round his neck. It's not every day that Russians get to meet Dmitry Medvedev, their head of state, let alone shake his hand. So what has Saraykin, 28, a journalist from Siberia, done to earn such an honour? He has taken unpaid leave from his job after winning a scholarship to become one of the first 40 MBA students at ...

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