The great country collapsed! 70 years of wealth was looted in an instant!
In today’s society, what is the most effective way to defeat a country?
Is it a war?
Germany was defeated in World War II, and it only took a few years to regain its strength.
The answer is finance.
Today, let us jointly uncover the truth in the fog of history and see how a superpower’s trillions of dollars in assets were looted by a mere ten million dollars.
As for the reason for the disintegration of the Soviet Union, you might say that it died from the arms race, but this is only a superficial phenomenon. Behind the scenes is actually one of the most thrilling financial wars in human history - the complete collapse of a superpower! The wealth accumulated for 70 years disappeared in an instant!
The most important thing is to attack the enemy with troops and attack the heart.
At that time, the United States fully adopted various public opinion tactics and used various media and information channels to bombard the Soviet Union with propaganda about American prosperity, American strength, the free economic system behind it, and the unique American model. , caused the Soviet Union to set off a wave of "admiration for the United States" and incited the Soviet Union's willingness to choose the path of the American model, thus laying the foundation for the victory or defeat of the next round of financial battles.
At the same time, the United States sent a large number of American experts to infiltrate the Soviet Union and cooperate with the corrupt forces within the Soviet Union. Under internal and external attacks, the Soviet Union believed that free markets and financial openness were the cornerstones of prosperity, and even necessary Financial regulation has been described as a restoration of totalitarianism.
As a result, disorderly financial opening began, especially the vigorous "Five Hundred Days Plan" -
The Soviet state-owned enterprises were broken down into marketable bonds and issued to all the people and completely complete privatization, thus allowing the Soviet Union to enter the "fair free market" stage in one fell swoop.
Every Soviet citizen received this marketable bond, which ranged from 10,000 to 15,000 rubles per person, which was approximately US$30,000 to 40,000 at the time.
Faced with this "windfall", they were naturally overjoyed, but they never imagined that the securities in their hands would soon become a deadly weapon that could completely disrupt their country's economy. !
At this time, the protagonist of the story, the main force of the financial war - a group of private bankers appeared on the stage. Investment banks, commercial banks, insurance institutions and other foreign financial institutions sprung up in the Soviet Union.
Modern business management, private banking services, international standard settlement, free coffee, high-end business premises and "charming" smiles...
These foreign banks have developed through The whole set of marketing methods honed in the national market eclipsed the Soviet state-owned banks, which always had to wait in line. Through these charming methods, they successfully bribed Soviet enterprises and the savings of the Soviet people, and a large transfer of Soviet deposits occurred.
In addition, these foreign bankers also used "gray kickbacks and various tips" to arbitrarily obtain and borrow huge amounts of money from the Central Bank of the Soviet Union, state-owned banks and financial institutions. Ruble payments.
The ammunition is in place and a real financial massacre has officially begun.
While the Soviet people were still cheering for getting free marketable bonds in their hands and becoming "masters of state-owned enterprises", "research reports" that denounced the ruble and the former Soviet state-owned enterprises on a large scale began to flood the world Financial sector - "
State-owned enterprises of the former Soviet Union have no ability to survive at all", "Bonds of state-owned enterprises of the former Soviet Union are seriously overvalued", "The ruble needs to be repriced", "The ruble should adopt freer marketization float".
Research reports from international financial institutions and negative reports from the international financial media were overwhelming, and the prices of Soviet state-owned enterprise bonds plummeted. The Soviet people panicked and began to sell off their debts frantically, while the prices of debts dropped. further plunge.
At this time, foreign bankers came on the scene again, using borrowed money from others (money from the Soviet people, enterprises and financial institutions) to acquire these bonds at a price as low as picking up cabbage.
At this point, we see that the ownership of the powerful state-owned industrial system that was once built with the sweat, blood and sacrifice of generations of Soviets has been completely transferred. In other words, the Soviet Union's national economy and national industry were all sold off by the Soviets!
Wang Jingwei once said: "I, Wang Jingwei, am just a traitor, and Chiang Kai-shek is a traitor who gave away the country..."
In other words, "If a traitor can be sold at a good price, , it is better than giving the land to the enemy for free after defeating the battle."
At this time, the Soviet people realized that the "free coffee" they tasted at foreign banks turned out to be not free.
But if the Soviet government could take action in time and adopt necessary financial supervision - tightening ruble money, significantly raising ruble interest rates, canceling the free exchange of rubles and US dollars, severely cracking down on black market US dollar trading, bond trading and gray financial markets, etc. Wait, the traitor can at least get a good price.
Not only that, although the foreign bankers received huge amounts of bonds, they were not real money, and they had promised high interest rates in order to attract savings and loans, and they had no ability to repay them. !
Under normal financial supervision, they had no choice but to declare bankruptcy if they were unable to repay their debts. Even the free coffee machines flown from the United States had to be auctioned, and the privatized ones they had just purchased The bonds will miraculously return to the hands of the Soviet government.
If everything runs according to the normal story script, history will be completely rewritten!
Unfortunately, there has never been an if in history.
Remember the "American experts" we mentioned earlier?
Under their advocacy, financial regulation has been regarded as the biggest stumbling block to the Soviet Union's strength, and any government intervention is regarded as an unforgivable "centralized monopoly behavior."
At the same time, they also penetrated into the top management and took advantage of the weakness of politicians who did not care about the economy and only cared about rights and other means of interest, and gained the real dominance in guiding the financial decisions of the Soviet government during the reform period.
As a result, the most jaw-dropping scene in the entire human financial market finally happened: Under a situation that was still clearly beneficial to the Soviet Central Bank, the Soviet Union made such a decision:
According to the recommendations of the "friendly" financial expert group of the United States, the commander-in-chief of this great financial battle, which is purely for "friendly purposes" - the Bank of the Soviet Union decided to further relax the regulation of the free exchange of rubles and US dollars, in order to achieve more free and open exchange Come to "fight" the underground black market transactions of dollars and rubles!
No matter how strong a fortress is, it cannot withstand an attack from within.
After it was fully opened, the ruble began a big collapse - from 1 ruble to 2.8 US dollars, it quickly collapsed to 100 rubles to 1 US dollar.
Back then, people in the Soviet Union rushed to private banks to make deposits. But now, they are queuing up to exchange the depreciating rubles for U.S. dollars.
Only now, these private bankers no longer show charming smiles and no longer provide free coffee.
The saddest scene happened - everyone's life savings were instantly devalued 280 times with the collapse of the ruble, the social market price system collapsed, and the Soviet financial system completely collapsed!
The arrogant creditor country became heavily in debt overnight, and the powerful country collapsed instantly, and fell into a series of profound and complex social turmoil. That superpower has completely disappeared!
The debts borrowed by foreign bankers at high interest rates from Soviet people, enterprises, and financial institutions have now become insignificant.
However, the bloodthirsty financiers did not stop there. They also launched a final financial crackdown.
Taking advantage of the blank period of financial supervision, these private bankers not only opened up the main battlefield - the "exchange rate exchange market", but also opened up the auxiliary battlefield - the "financial black market". Coupled with the media's There is much exaggeration, and the plummeting ruble is even more terrible.
"Sell, sell, sell!" The Soviet people could no longer think rationally and used all the power they could use to sell every ruble and buy dollars.
Even the astronauts in the Peace Space Station are anxiously using the secret military band to ask their friends on the ground for help in exchanging their rubles in the bank!
The market "plumbed, plummeted, and plummeted again!" The ruble fell into a desperate situation and never looked up again.
At this time, "American financial experts" immediately put forward "new friendly suggestions" "in a timely manner":
Currency reform-replace 1,000 old rubles with 1 new ruble, and then Set the exchange rate to float on the basis of 5 new rubles: 1 US dollar!
After the implementation of this measure to "effectively curb financial turmoil", the actual devaluation of the entire old ruble reached 14,000 times.
Complete collapse, terrible to watch!
These foreign bankers used an unprecedented ultra-low price in world history to "buy" (or rather grab) the old rubles that were sold at a low price and totaled less than 10 trillion rubles. All privatized securities, and the equity connotations involved in these bond securities include everything of value in the entire national economic system of the former Soviet Union!
The Soviet Union has accumulated 70 years of wealth, and was thus destroyed by a group of crazy people. The financial giants robbed everything for less than 10 million US dollars!
This is the most thrilling financial war in human history, and this is the most painful financial lesson in human history!
Never forget the past and be the teacher of the future!
The Soviet Union, the biggest giant that competed with the United States in the past, has collapsed. Now, we, the world's two giants, stand side by side with the United States. We must learn from it. Such a tragedy must not be repeated!
First of all, we must be wary of those hidden "ghosts".
Holmes has a classic saying that the reason why Professor Moriarty is the greatest criminal in London's criminal world is because he has no reputation among the criminals in London.
No matter how strong a fortress is, it cannot withstand an attack from within. Looking back at the entire financial war, we can find that the hidden foreign forces and the internal corrupt forces cooperated internally and externally, which were the key factors that led to the collapse of the entire big country!
In addition, financial supervision is indispensable.
If the Soviet Union had the necessary financial supervision at that time, if the Soviet Union could make a difference at that time, not only could it turn the tide, it might even reverse the situation of the war and rewrite history.
However, under the deliberate exaggeration and wanton slander of Western forces, financial supervision was regarded as a "stumbling block" that hindered national development and must be resolutely banned. This led to the irreversible tragedy.
Necessary financial supervision is a powerful way to clear up financial chaos and can effectively control external effects in the market economy. Those who advocate absolute freedom either have ulterior motives or know nothing about economics.
The Spring Festival holiday is over, and our lives will be back on track. After the rest of the holiday, it is time to continue our efforts, unite as one, and work together for the prosperity of the motherland!