I'm Just Like Anyone Else

Dear reader, this book has been written from my heart and soul. I don’t mean to tell
you what to do or to show off, but to tell you the story of my journey of the last 42 years.
Those of us who were born between the end of the 1960s and the start of the 1970s
are very fortunate. Our time fell within a time of revolution—on the boundary between
socialism and capitalism. I’d like to use my biography to give an account of this dramatic
period in our country’s history. This book is not meant to be educational, then; you would
be mistaken to see it as such. I had no such goal in writing it.
But to him who has ears: let him hear. I’ll be happy if my experiences are helpful
too. Smart people always learn from the mistakes of others; they seek out what other
people’s lives have to offer. Please learn, then, and find answers to your questions.
I repeat, though: this isn’t a book on how to create a successful business. It’s not a
self-help book and it isn’t a set of teachings—it’s just my life described.
Oleg Tinkov