in russia, alexander bought a large chunk of a paper with gorbachev. and he also bought a smaller tabloid. there is some irony in that — that tabloid, in 2008, reported allegations that a putin was having an affair with a young gymnast, and in a few days, the tablet was shut down. it was in a couple of weeks of that that alexander and his son started the process of purchasing the newspapers in the uk. the then owner of the newspaper was looking to off—load it because it was a losing enterprise. i think it's also significant that the deal was set up by another newspaper editor. they went on to edit the