Part 3
Ok. Finally we come to USSR breaking up and The rise of Putin
Nobody, I mean Nobody, saw the rise of Putin
In the second half of 1980s , as USSR started to crumble, Putin was mid level UNEXCEPTIONAL KGB spy based out of Dresde, East Germany https://twitter.com/IndradeepKhan/status/1249717536284762112">https://twitter.com/Indradeep...
Ok. Finally we come to USSR breaking up and The rise of Putin
Nobody, I mean Nobody, saw the rise of Putin
In the second half of 1980s , as USSR started to crumble, Putin was mid level UNEXCEPTIONAL KGB spy based out of Dresde, East Germany https://twitter.com/IndradeepKhan/status/1249717536284762112">https://twitter.com/Indradeep...
Putin was Efficient&Hardworking.
But the adjectives stopped there &he was destined for a middling KGB career
He was no Naseer or Che or Khomeni
He was no charismatic leader about to take the world by storm
NOBODY looked at Putin &said he would one day change the world
But the adjectives stopped there &he was destined for a middling KGB career
He was no Naseer or Che or Khomeni
He was no charismatic leader about to take the world by storm
NOBODY looked at Putin &said he would one day change the world
He however had ONE quality
He
Was
Loyal
and riding on this quality, the world was about to witness a series of extraordinary and mind boggling events that would lead to an unexceptional middle level spy becoming one of the most important persons in the world
He
Was
Loyal
and riding on this quality, the world was about to witness a series of extraordinary and mind boggling events that would lead to an unexceptional middle level spy becoming one of the most important persons in the world
First, for the Dominoes to start falling, the 3rd Oil Shock had to play itself out
It came because in the middle of 1980& #39;s the Saudi& #39;s realised that they were getting chumped
While Saudis protected prices, Other OPEC countries were cheating&Non Opec was producing peak capacity
It came because in the middle of 1980& #39;s the Saudi& #39;s realised that they were getting chumped
While Saudis protected prices, Other OPEC countries were cheating&Non Opec was producing peak capacity
To prevent this from adversely impacting Oil prices, the Saudis kept on cutting production
Its production fell 80% from its highs &its oil revenues fell from $119Bn in 1981 to $26Bn in 1985
Saudi& #39;s had been warning for some time, until the proverbial camels back broke
Its production fell 80% from its highs &its oil revenues fell from $119Bn in 1981 to $26Bn in 1985
Saudi& #39;s had been warning for some time, until the proverbial camels back broke
Finally in the middle of 1985, Saudis stopped defending price and moved to defend market share
FLOODING the market with millions of barrels of oil
WTI plummeted 70% and Global Oil revenues plummeted
This sweating had an additional unintended consequence
FLOODING the market with millions of barrels of oil
WTI plummeted 70% and Global Oil revenues plummeted
This sweating had an additional unintended consequence
The financial shock was too much for an already shaky USSR &with an economy kept on life support by oil revenues, it imploded
The time had come for Putin
But before that, we take a detour for the greatest Oil trade ever made
Salomon Bros, Sadaam Hussein, Oil tankers& Andy Hall
The time had come for Putin
But before that, we take a detour for the greatest Oil trade ever made
Salomon Bros, Sadaam Hussein, Oil tankers& Andy Hall
In 1991 Andy hall heard Sadaam make belliose statements abt war
Most people thought he was bluffing or crazy (or both)
One person believed him
and that was Andy Hall, the greatest oil trader ever
At that time Andy was head of Phibro, the Oil trading arm of Salomon Bro&Citi
Most people thought he was bluffing or crazy (or both)
One person believed him
and that was Andy Hall, the greatest oil trader ever
At that time Andy was head of Phibro, the Oil trading arm of Salomon Bro&Citi
As Sadaam Continued his Rhetoric, Futures prices inched up, while spot prices remained subdued
Hall decided to take advantage of this Contango, by loading every oil tanker possible& selling the futures
and then, he removed the hedge, making an enormous fortune as Sadaam invaded
Hall decided to take advantage of this Contango, by loading every oil tanker possible& selling the futures
and then, he removed the hedge, making an enormous fortune as Sadaam invaded
Back to Putin
He left East Germany when the Berlin Wall fell in 1991 &USSR disintegrated
Returning home, he became advisor to Mayor of St Petersburg, eventually becoming one of the 3 Deputy Mayors
Prophetically the Mayor was betrayed by one of Deputy mayors&he lost elections
He left East Germany when the Berlin Wall fell in 1991 &USSR disintegrated
Returning home, he became advisor to Mayor of St Petersburg, eventually becoming one of the 3 Deputy Mayors
Prophetically the Mayor was betrayed by one of Deputy mayors&he lost elections
Only one person stood by him even in defeat
The Loyal Putin
A fellow member of the council remembered this loyal sacrifice
He would become influential under the now President, Yelstin & appointed Putin as a Spokesperson
Think of Putin as Sambit Patra
The Loyal Putin
A fellow member of the council remembered this loyal sacrifice
He would become influential under the now President, Yelstin & appointed Putin as a Spokesperson
Think of Putin as Sambit Patra
This was 1996
In a remarkable 3 YEARS, through a series of extraordinary coincidences, Putin would move from Spokesperson to head of FSB to Prime Minister to President
At Notime did Putin get ahead by any extraordinary action or political prowess
He was just efficient &LOYAL
In a remarkable 3 YEARS, through a series of extraordinary coincidences, Putin would move from Spokesperson to head of FSB to Prime Minister to President
At Notime did Putin get ahead by any extraordinary action or political prowess
He was just efficient &LOYAL
As Yeltsin faltered, he came to trust Putin
Putin would not betray him &Yelstin decided to nominate him as President as he retired
However as he faced his first elections, Putin was the underdog of 3 candidates
Unremarkable&without popular support he was expected to lose
Putin would not betray him &Yelstin decided to nominate him as President as he retired
However as he faced his first elections, Putin was the underdog of 3 candidates
Unremarkable&without popular support he was expected to lose
Till the Russian equivalent of Balakot happened
A series of terrorist bombings rocked Moscow
Putin as leader, took firm warlike actions &riding nationalistic sentiments, he won against all odds
The origin of the bombings is murky and there is some proof that FSB had a hand
A series of terrorist bombings rocked Moscow
Putin as leader, took firm warlike actions &riding nationalistic sentiments, he won against all odds
The origin of the bombings is murky and there is some proof that FSB had a hand
Whatever be the truth, Putin won
He was ready to be King
In the image of Peter the Great, he would fundamentally change Russia more than any leader in Russian history
However for you to understand Putin, you have to unlearn everything you have read in Western Media abt Putin
He was ready to be King
In the image of Peter the Great, he would fundamentally change Russia more than any leader in Russian history
However for you to understand Putin, you have to unlearn everything you have read in Western Media abt Putin
He is no thug, bandit, despot, dictator
In his tenor, Russian per capita income has increased by 6times, increasing by 10% annually in DOLLAR terms
It is now higher than Malaysia, China, Czech and Turkey and approaching that of Portugal
In his tenor, Russian per capita income has increased by 6times, increasing by 10% annually in DOLLAR terms
It is now higher than Malaysia, China, Czech and Turkey and approaching that of Portugal
It has redefined the UniPolar post cold war world and has emerged as a second most significant geopolitical player behind the US
Wile questions about democracy in Russia is legitimate , Putin personal popularity has ranged between 65 to 80%
Wile questions about democracy in Russia is legitimate , Putin personal popularity has ranged between 65 to 80%
The making of Modern Russia has EVERYTHING to do w/ Oil
Its a story involving Oligarchs, Radioactive Poisoning, Invasion of Ukraine&Georgia, of Syria & Iraq & the ISIS Caliphate
&of a brash young fighter pilot who against all odds wld be Saudi King
That however will be Part 4
Its a story involving Oligarchs, Radioactive Poisoning, Invasion of Ukraine&Georgia, of Syria & Iraq & the ISIS Caliphate
&of a brash young fighter pilot who against all odds wld be Saudi King
That however will be Part 4