Wikipedia's first sentence called it “entrepreneur”. Today it says “ukrainian entrepreneur who is a co-owner of the midland group”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Eduard Shifrin (born 1960) is an entrepreneur, born in Dnipropetrovsk (now Ukraine ), resident in London . Of Jewish ancestry, he has served as a vice-president of the World Jewish Congress since 2009. He graduated with a PhD in metallurgy from the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys and rose to prominence as a business oligarch in newly independent Ukraine , taking control of privatised steelmaker Zaporizhstal . He co-founded, with Alexander Shnaider of Midland Group , a holding company headquartered in Guernsey that embraces interests in steel (Zaporizhstal), shipping, real estate, agriculture and owned motorsport ( Midland F1 Racing ). In Forbes magazine's ranking of " The World's Billionaires " in 2009 he was placed 559th with an estimated fortune of $1.3billion. In the 2006 edition of the Sunday Times Rich List he was listed at number 59 with an estimated wealth of £920 million.1
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Eduard Shifrin (born 1960) is an entrepreneur, born in Dnipropetrovsk in the Soviet Union and now resident in London . He is of Jewish ancestry. He graduated with a PhD in metallurgy from the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys and rose to prominence as a business oligarch in newly-independent Ukraine , taking control of privatised steelmaker Zaporizhstal . He is the co-founder with Alexander Shnaider of Midland Group , a holding company headquartered in Guernsey that embraces interests in steel (Zaporizhstal), shipping, real estate, agriculture and owned motorsport ( Midland F1 Racing ). In Forbes magazine's ranking of " The World's Billionaires " in 2009 he was placed 559th with an estimated fortune of $1.3billion. In the 2006 edition of the Sunday Times Rich List he was listed at number 59 with an estimated wealth of £920 million.
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Eduard Volodymyrovych Shifrin ( ; Russian: Эдуа́рд Влади́мирович Шифри́н ; born 12 July 1960) is a Ukrainian-Russian entrepreneur who is a co-owner of the Midland Group .He is a resident in London .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Ukrainian-Russian entrepreneur (born 1960) Eduard Volodymyrovych Shifrin (alternative spelling: Shyfrin) ( ; Russian: Эдуа́рд Влади́мирович Шифри́н ; born 12 July 1960) is a Ukrainian entrepreneur who is a co-owner of the Midland Group . He is a resident in London .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Ukrainian-Russian entrepreneur (born 1960) Eduard Volodymyrovych Shifrin (alternative spelling: Shyfrin) ( Ukrainian : Едуа́рд Володи́мирович Шифрі́н ; Russian : Эдуа́рд Влади́мирович Шифри́н ; born 12 July 1960) is a Ukrainian entrepreneur who is a co-owner of the Midland Group . He is a resident in London .
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entrepreneur
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ukrainian entrepreneur who is a co-owner of the midland group
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