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I was redirected here from 'Russian oligarch' and thought I had landed on the wrong page (bad redirect maybe). But then I saw the article is about the Russian oligarchs. So why isn't is called that? 'Business oligarch' is too broad a term and could in the future be used as such. Better to move the page now before too many other pages link here, causing confusion. DirkvdM 08:38, 1 February 2006 (UTC) -- I agree - I was also confused. Egret (talk) 19:39, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
I agree so made this a disambiguation page; I think we can all live with that. The Russian and Ukrainian contributions didn't compliment eachother.... — Mariah-Yulia • Talk to me! 17:37, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
1. "Russian Oligarchs" page - I totally agree that this should be its own page. I don't believe that the term "business oligarch" has ever really been used outside the former Soviet Union, and its current usage vastly overshadows any general usage that may have existed before. I think someone should definitely move forward with this, hopefully while causing as little disruption as possible.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Sredni vashtar (talk • contribs) 20:50, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
To my knowledge, the term "(business) oligarch" has been an exclusively post-Soviet phenomemnon. Not without similarities to other countries, but also with unique history and circumstances: lightning-fast (in historical scale) robbing a huge country into private hands of few.
If the term acquired a more general application over last 20 years, this must be thoroughly documented. Ralph Saroyan (talk) 16:10, 24 July 2010 (UTC)
What about American Oligarchs like Soros or the Koch Brothers? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.19.228.15 (talk) 14:56, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
ol·i·gar·chy
/ˈäləˌɡärkē/ noun noun: oligarchy; plural noun: oligarchies
a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.
"the ruling oligarchy of military men around the president"
a country governed by an oligarchy.
"the English aristocratic oligarchy of the 19th century"
government by an oligarchy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.44.156.130 (talk) 01:43, 19 April 2019 (UTC)
Surely oligarch is just another name for MAFIA 51.6.43.1 (talk) 11:35, 27 March 2022 (UTC)