Rockefellers

The nearly two-century history of the Rockefeller family, which has given the world industrialists, bankers, politicians, patrons, and philanthropists, the first billionaire and one of America's vice presidents, is closely intertwined with the history of the United States from the Civil War to the present day. They were called bloodsuckers, and the largest oil company they created was referred to as an octopus, suffocating America; they were considered puppeteers controlling the government, and their ability to put everything, even charity, on an industrial basis was admired. The Rockefellers collected art, built mansions, and invested in education and healthcare. Thanks to them, there are Rockefeller University, the Museum of Modern Art, and Lincoln Center. Their money funded various projects in China, Greece, Mexico, France, and Israel; they dealt with leaders of the USSR and Russia from Khrushchev to Yeltsin. What is true and what is speculation? The answer is provided by Ekaterina Glagoleva's book about the world-famous clan that has preserved its family values, principles of upbringing, and credo – to do what no one has done before.