Dominate South Asia

"All of this is a sequelae left over from the Soviet era." Faced with the unprecedented depreciation of the ruble in Russia, American expert Jeffrey Sax said to Yeltsin: "There is no problem with our monetary policy."

The ruble has depreciated to an incredible degree, nearly two thousand times compared to the collapse of the Soviet Union! Even in 1945, when the Kuomintang government was frantically printing legal tender, it did not depreciate to this extent.

The Soviet people's wealth vanished overnight, and at this time, American experts were still vowing to Yeltsin that their economic reforms were not wrong. This was a symptom left over from the Soviet Union. As long as this difficult period was overcome, Russia would still revive!

"Yes, it is the inherent disease of the Soviet Union!" Yeltsin nodded and said. At this time, even if he had regretted it, he could not make any other choice. If it was a problem with the current economic policy, it meant that his decision-making was problematic and the Russian government he led was derelict in his duty!

This is of course impossible!

"Then we must think of a new way to deal with the current situation." The Minister of Finance told Yeltsin that the ruble depreciated so severely that citizens had to bring large amounts of cash to buy things.

"The current situation is a legacy of the Soviet era, so the imprint of the Soviet era must be completely removed." The American expert continued to give advice: "Now, the Russian republics have been independent for seven or eight months, but the ruble used in Russia is still the ruble of the Soviet era, which should also be reformed."

Russian-era rubles, regardless of denomination, all have the portrait of the former revolutionary mentor on them. These are all very taboo for the new leaders.

Now, the proposal of the American experts was immediately approved by Yeltsin: "Yes, we should issue a new currency! Use the Kremlin and our Russian tricolor flag to replace the original pattern!"

"In order to avoid the denomination being too large, since the new ruble is being implemented this time, why not change the currency value? One ruble of the new ruble is equivalent to one thousand rubles of the old ruble. What do you think?" The American expert suggested.

This is definitely a bad idea. It is not enough to play the former Soviet Union down. The exchange of the new and old rubles in this way further proves that the ruble will depreciate. In fact, there is no need to do so now, but the American experts still do not miss this opportunity.

Yeltsin actually agreed with the American experts' suggestions and nodded in agreement immediately. Indicated that the central bank should prepare for the printing of the new ruble.

The winter of 1994 was particularly cold. It was only October. Snowflakes fell all over the sky. And this winter was also the most difficult winter for all the former Soviet people.

A few months ago, they were still cheering, celebrating that they had finally gotten rid of the old era's stubborn illness and became the masters of the new country. Moreover, the bonds distributed by the state to everyone made them rich.

But now, in just a few months, the huge depreciation of the ruble has caused their lives to regress sharply, even worse than in the Soviet era.

Many people's lives have even retreated below the poverty line, and they can't even afford the bread in the store.

"Caviar. Fresh Caspian caviar!" Compared with the Soviet era, there are still ways to make money in the free world today. As long as there is labor, there will be rewards.

In this cold weather. A man in his fifties, wrapped in a thick military coat, drove a pickup truck. In a corner of a Moscow street, he sold his caviar.

The weather was very cold, and occasionally there were pedestrians who hurried by, but they just took a look, and no one came to buy for a long time.

The old man rubbed his hands, and it seemed that he had no harvest today.

At this moment, footsteps came from the side, and the old man was suddenly very excited. He turned around and saw that the other person was wearing black boots. It was a lady.

"Madam, do you want caviar? Authentic Caspian caviar." The old man said, looking up, and when he saw the woman's appearance, his expression froze instantly.

Irina's body was shaking a little. She looked at her father, who was once a high-ranking military district commander, and now he has fallen to a street vendor selling caviar! The weather was very cold, and white frost began to appear on his father's beard.

"You are back?" Trekov said to Irina, "What are you doing back?"

Irina didn't say anything, but took her father's hand and went to a western restaurant nearby.

"Irina, what are you doing? I still have so much caviar!" Trekov said, but his body involuntarily followed Irina into the steaming western restaurant where the heating was turned on.

The noble Irina took off her coat and handed it to the waiter beside her. She took her father and sat in a booth in a private room.

"Two steaks." Elena said, "Cook them medium rare."

"Don't veterans get subsidies?" Elena asked, "Why are you selling caviar on the street? I went to the villa, but it had already belonged to someone else. I asked a lot of people before I found out where you live. It's just a small apartment. How can you live there?"

Elena's question was a bit aggressive. She was trying to suppress her anger. Of course, this anger was not directed at her father.

Benefits for veterans? General Trekov, his rank before retirement was a general! Life is so miserable now. I sold my villa, moved into a small apartment, and made a living by selling caviar. In the past six months, my life has changed so fast.

"Yes, according to the veterans' allowance, I have three thousand rubles a month." Trekov said.

Three thousand rubles is definitely not low according to the standards of the Soviet era. Many workers earn less than one thousand rubles a year. But now, three thousand rubles is not enough to eat a steak with my daughter in this restaurant today. Money!

In the Soviet era, military service was a noble profession, enviable and desirable, and had a great social status, but what about now? No one treats veterans as individuals! Trekov went to government departments and asked for an increase in subsidies for retired soldiers, but to no avail.

Needless to say, retired soldiers, the government can't even pay the salaries of active-duty soldiers now, and the active-duty soldiers are in arrears for several months!

The wages of soldiers were in arrears, and the maintenance of military equipment was in arrears. Not to mention, the nuclear submarine base of the Northern Fleet was even cut off by the local power department because it could not pay the electricity bill!

How could this happen in the Soviet era? At this time, Trekov believes that many people, like him, have begun to miss the beauty of the Soviet era. Unfortunately, there is no way back.

Yeltsin and those who followed him did not consider the interests of the entire country at all. They were just a group of careerists! He has seized the power of the country, but he is unable to manage the country well!

Even General Trekov has reached this level, not to mention the lower-level retired officers and soldiers. In order to defend the country, they dedicated their lives, but in their old age, they encountered the disintegration of the Soviet Union. We encountered various crises such as inflation.

Trekov saw clearly that if he was still the commander of the Far East Military Region now, he might lead his men to a new revolution. However, he is nothing now, he has retired.

When he was in office, Trekov adhered to his principles and did not do anything that harmed the national interests. That is why he got into such a miserable situation. Those who betrayed the national interests were all wealthy. Those who were bold, He even dared to sell the equipment in the army warehouse! Now Trekov has finally seen everything clearly.

He was also angry, but there was nothing he could do.

Looking at her father's expression, Elena's heart also felt uncomfortable. She could feel her father's sadness.

"There is nothing left worth remembering in this country. Father, please come with me. Let's change a country and start a new life." Elena said.

There was such violent turmoil in Russia that Elena finally couldn't bear it anymore and decided to come back and take her father to a stable country.

Elena has already taken root in Pakistan, and at this time, there is new life in her belly. She knows that she already belongs there, and she does not want to watch her father die alone and miserably. Live the rest of your life.

"Go to Pakistan?" Trekov asked. He knew that his daughter went to Pakistan, and then a series of major changes occurred in the Soviet Union, and his daughter never came back.

"Yes, I have become a Pakistani national and am a Pakistani. I have a new life there. Father, please come with me." Elena said.

She looked at her father steadily, hoping for a positive answer.

However, she was disappointed, and her father shook his head: "No, I am in the Soviet Union and have devoted all my youth and energy to this country. I don't want to leave."

"But the Soviet Union no longer exists!"

Yes, the Soviet Union no longer exists. This sentence made Trekov's eyes darken for a while, and he fell into painful memories again. This country no longer exists.

"No, I don't want to go to other countries. I love my motherland. Although it has been split into Russia, I still hope to stay in this land." Trekov said: "Elena, you are a young man, I am old and can no longer do anything for this country, nor can I betray this country."

Elena knew that her father still loved this country, and there was no way she could persuade him to follow her. Thinking of her lover Mhamad's explanation before departure, Elena said: "Father, this country still loves the country." There is still hope, do you want to save this country?" (To be continued~^~)