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Sunday, March 6, 2022

Russian Stories never Have Happy Endings

Prevet moi druzeya e comrades. We just finished a fine mystery about The Troubles in Northern Ireland in the 1980's. This next book jets us back about 30 years to a deveveloping period of time in Russia after the breakup of the Soviet Union. A time when President Gorbachev initiated reform policies called glasnost and an economic restructuring plan called perestroika in 1991. A time that saw the Soviet Union breakup into independant countries. A time that saw The Berlin Wall tumble down uniting the city after decades divided since WW2 under Stalin. To a time when Vladimer Putin became Premier of Russiain 2000 and a slow reversal of glasnost and perestroika began. Since 2000 Putin has been increasing his political power by elimiating alternatives in elections and expanding his sole authority over far reaching financial and military endevours in Russia. It appears he is implementing his strategic plan to build back the Soviet Union to the glory days of the Cold War. He has already annexed Belarus and Crimea. Now he is wagging war in Ukraine. But first, to comprehend the inside working of any corrupt organization, you have to follow the money trail. Our book will do just that! Our guy is an American Wall Street financier with a nose for discovering developing investment opportunities. He turns his sights to the newly expanding markets in Russia in the early 1990's. What makes this book so special to me is, it's a true story! This book is a crime thriller. The author experienced the financial corruption and murdous tyranny after Putin became President and expanded his supreme control over media, politics, and banking. He is fortunate to be alive to tell his story. This book is particulary timely as Putin is waging war with Ukraine. It may sensitize us to the financial corruption under Putin in order to accomplish his strategic plan to reassemble the Soviet Union. I hope you all enjoy reading "Krasnoye Ovedomleniye". Pompous de la Pundit

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