Len Blavatnik — business (warner) with roots in the USSR
Sir Leonard Blavatnik is a Ukrainian-born British-American billionaire who founded Access Industries — a diversified conglomerate spanning music (Warner Music Group), chemicals, media, and real estate. He acquired Warner Music Group in 2011 for $3.3 billion and listed it on NASDAQ, creating enormous value. He is regularly the UK's wealthiest individual.
Tracing the roots — Odessa (Ukraine)
Born in Odessa (USSR, now Ukraine) in 1957, Blavatnik emigrated to the United States at age 21 and built his first fortune through the post-Soviet oil privatisations before pivoting to global entertainment and investment. His acquisition of Warner Music — home to Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, and Cardi B — connects his Odessa origins to the centre of global pop culture.
Odessa (Ukraine). At the time, this region was one of the fifteen republics of the Soviet Union.