Bankers and Bolsheviks: International Finance and the Russian Revolution
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- $28.95/拢25.00
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- Published:
- May 26, 2020
- Pages:
- 318
- Size:
- 6.13 x 9.25 in.
- 18 b/w illus. 20 tables.
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Following an unprecedented economic boom fed by foreign investment, the Russian Revolution triggered the largest sovereign default in history. In Bankers and Bolsheviks, Hassan Malik tells the story of this boom and bust, chronicling the experiences of leading financiers of the day as they navigated one of the most lucrative yet challenging markets of the first modern age of globalization. He reveals how a complex web of factors鈥攆rom government interventions to competitive dynamics and cultural influences鈥攄rove a large inflow of capital during this tumultuous period. This gripping book demonstrates how the realms of finance and politics鈥攐f bankers and Bolsheviks鈥攇rew increasingly intertwined, and how investing in Russia became a political act with unforeseen repercussions.
