2277 [End of the Old Era]
With the arrest of the leaders of Zhengling and the comeback of Gorba Qiaofu, this time the political situation was completely declared a failure.
Xia Tian successfully won a bet with Soros and got a billion-dollar stake in Quantum Fund.
Soros also admires Xia Tian’s vision.
When the Soviet Union was in politics, almost all leaders from all over the world believed that this politics would be successful.
Because Gorba Qiaofu, the leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, was unpopular, because the Soviet economy has declined in recent years, because the leaders of the political leaders all clenched heavy fists and also mastered the military's weapon.
But unexpectedly, this time, the political party, who was sure to win, failed after only three days.
This result also surprised many people.
Among them was Soros. He never expected that this political scene would be like this, which was even more childish than a child playing house.
Those leaders who participated in politics didn't know what to do, had no rules and no plans, and played a good handful of cards to pieces. It was really a big deal.
Xia Tian is indeed looking at it like a torch. When most people are not optimistic, it is really not easy to see the consequences of politics.
This also shows that his vision is indeed very accurate. No wonder he has made such a profit in business for so many years, and he has almost never lost money.
With his guidance from Quantum Fund, it is impossible not to make money in the future.
So, although Soros lost the bet, he happily took out a billion-dollar equity.
Moreover, in order to please Xia Tian, he deliberately gave more so that he would not be called stingy.
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After taking Soros's billion-dollar equity, he also reciprocated his favor in summer and guided Soros to short the Russian ruble.
As far as he knows, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Russian economy almost completely collapsed. Heavy industry had no money to develop, and light industry was also a complete failure.
In the 1990s, a large number of Chinese traders went to the Soviet Union to buy light industrial products, such as tobacco, alcohol, candy, tea, small handicrafts, clothing, shoes, socks, etc., and became one of the earliest self-employed individuals engaged in cross-border trade. Many people made money from it.
The result of the Russian post-economic collapse is the sharp depreciation of the Russian post-economic ruble.
Originally, the exchange rate of rubles against the US dollar was six to ten, which means that six rubles were exchanged for ten dollars, and rubles were more valuable. Of course, this is the official exchange rate. In fact, rubles are cheaper than the US dollar on the black market.
However, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the exchange rate of rubles to US dollars became 18 to 10, that is, 18 rubles can only be exchanged for ten dollars, which depreciated by three times. Of course, this is still the official exchange rate. The exchange rate on the black market is obviously depreciated more.
Even after so much depreciation, the exchange rate of the ruble could not stabilize. In the next two years, the depreciation rate of the ruble was as fast as a slide.
By 1998, Russia was forced to terminate the previously issued Soviet rubles and launched a new Russian ruble. The ratio of Russian rubles to Soviet rubles was one to one thousand. One thousand Soviet rubles could be exchanged for one Russian ruble.
The exchange rate of the new ruble to the US dollar is 60 to 10, and only 60 rubles can be exchanged for ten dollars. That is to say, only 60,000 Soviet rubles can be exchanged for ten dollars.
In less than eight years, the ruble depreciated by more than three thousand times, which is so terrifying.
This is equivalent to a millionaire whose wealth shrank by three thousand times in less than eight years, becoming a poor man with only 330 dollars. The money lost is naturally plundered.
This is much more terrifying than the East German Mark to the West German Mark. Moreover, the Soviet Union has accumulated more than 70 years since its founding, and its accumulation is much thicker than that of East German Germany.
So if you short the ruble, the profit margin will be very large.
Soros trusted Xia Tian's vision and immediately withdrew funds from Hong Kong, then ran to Russia to short the ruble.
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The subsequent development of the Soviet Union was also as expected in summer.
On August 23, Ye Liqin issued an order requiring the suspension of all Communist Party activities in Russia and the sealing of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
In addition, the party flag of the sickle and hammer that had been flying for more than half a century was replaced by the three-color national flag of the Russian Republic.
This command and this change made many people smell the scent of anxiety.
On August 24, Gorba Qiaofu, who had just regained power, announced his resignation from the position of the Supreme Leadership of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union under the pressure of Ye Liqin, and asked the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to dissolve it on its own. All franchised republics and local party organizations decided to stay or leave on their own.
Ye Liqin also issued an order to disband all Communist Party organizations in the Russian territory and take over all assets of the Soviet Communist Party, including movable property and real estate. Among them, there were 12 billion rubles in cash alone, and there were nearly 50 million US dollars in foreign exchange reserves, which was a huge fortune.
The announcement of this news completely shocked the world, and was even more scarier than the politics of the previous two days.
Dissolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the dissolution of the Communist Party organization is equivalent to forcing the Communist Party to remove it and changing the entire Soviet Union's ruling system.
The full name of the Soviet Union was the Soviet Union's Republican League before, but now, even the Communist Party has become a Fifa organization and is about to be dissolved, and even the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is gone. At this moment, it would be strange if the Soviet Union can continue to exist.
I really didn't expect that the government would be defeated and the Soviet Union could not be saved.
For a time, the vast majority of the Soviet people were confused and did not know what to do in the future.
Those with knowledge understand that the collapse of the Soviet Union means that a new era has begun.
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August 29th.
The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union passed a resolution to dissolve all Communist Party organizations in the Soviet Union and terminate all activities of the Soviet Communist Party in the country.
So a huge organization with a history of 93 years in the Soviet Union, with more than 70 years in power, with a population of up to 15 million disappeared in just a few days.
A large number of Soviet Communist Party leaders were forced to step down, and a large number of Communist Party members lost their jobs. Soviet society was upset for a moment.
After the Soviet Communist Party lost its ruling power, the power vacuum also led to a large number of disorderly competition.
In the following period, the franchise republics in the Soviet Union declared independence one after another.
Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Ukrain and others declared independence one after another.
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December.
The leaders of the Russian Empress, Belarus Empress, Ukrainian and other countries signed the "Consortium of Independent States" treaty and established the CIS.
In addition, the CIS also jointly issued the "Almaty Declaration", officially declaring that the Soviet Socialist Republican League ceased its existence. It also informed Gorba Qiaofu to cancel the establishment of the Soviet president.
Gorba Qiaofu, who had been compromising before, fantasizing that after the disbandment of the Soviet Union, could establish a new alliance and continue to serve as the leader of the ridge, was completely smuggled by Ye Liqin and his gang.
By December 25, Gorba Qiaofu, who had no bargaining chips in his hands and had lost any value, announced that he would resign from his position as the Supreme Ridge Leader of the Soviet Armed Forces.
The next day, the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union held its last meeting and announced that the Soviet Socialist Republican League ceased to exist.
A superpower that dominated the earth for nearly a century has come to an end.
Chapter completed!