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==Life==
==Life==
The life of Evgeny Prigozhin reads like a typical American rags-to-riches story. Prigozhin spent 9 years in the Soviet penal system in the 1980s. Upon collapse of the Soviet Union and transition to [[capitalism]], Prigozhin was released. In the aftermath of the collapse and loss of government subsidies [[unemployment]] was extremely high in the former Soviet Republic. Ever the entrepreneur, Prigozhin took to the streets of St. Petersburg, formerly Leningrad, as a hot dog vendor. His success led him to begin a catering service and open restaurants, some of them becoming upscale. Vladimir Putin, a native of St. Petersburg and working the mayor's office at that time, frequented one of his restaurants which became Putin's favorite and the two became acquainted.
The life of Evgeny Prigozhin reads like a typical American rags-to-riches story. Prigozhin spent 9 years in the Soviet penal system in the 1980s. Upon collapse of the Soviet Union Prigozhin was released. In the aftermath of the collapse and transition to [[capitalism]], and loss of government subsidies to enterprises led to massive [[unemployment]] in the former Soviet Republics. Ever the entrepreneur, Prigozhin took to the streets of St. Petersburg, formerly the city of Leningrad, as a hot dog vendor. His success led him to begin a catering service and open restaurants, some of them becoming upscale. Vladimir Putin, a native of St. Petersburg and working the mayor's office at that time, frequented one of his restaurants which became Putin's favorite and the two became acquainted.
Under the new capitalist system the contract to provide food for the Russian Army was privatized. After Putin became president of the Russian Federation the contract was offered to Prigozhin.
Under the new capitalist system the contract to provide food for the Russian Army was privatized. After Putin became president of the Russian Federation the contract was offered to Prigozhin.