Seven decades of Soviet photography

On 10/8/2017 4:29 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On Oct 8, 2017, PeterN wrote
(in article ):

On 10/8/2017 3:09 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On Oct 8, 2017, PeterN wrote
(in article ):

On 10/7/2017 7:17 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On Oct 7, 2017, PeterN wrote
(in article ):

On 10/7/2017 3:32 PM, android wrote:

snip

The Soviets ain't no more but they were not cruder or less sophisticated
than other dictatorships like those in the Americas or Far East. Some of
their legacy is very very interesting...

Yep.
There was a book and movie called "Gorky Park," which was an adventure
tale of fur smuggling. There are a lot of things that were left out.
(One of the real life characters, in that story, is a former client.)

Strange that there were any real life characters written about in “Gorky
Park�, other than Stalin, as it was a work of fiction by Martin Cruz
Smith.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Cruz_Smith

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorky_Park_(novel)
I will summarize what I can tell you. The saga starts where there is a
trade agreement under which We traded some breeding pairs of mink in
exchange for IIRC two breeding sable. It is rather easy to breed mink,
but sable are not. We had little knowledge on how to breed sable and
thought that we we tricked into accepting. As a result of thee above we
enacted a ban on the importation of Soviet furs. The USSR banned the
export of sable. My former client and some of his relatives were
involved in the fur smuggling network, that is discussed in the book and
movie. I will not go further as to the extent of his involvement.

OK! So your former client, and his family are in hiding from PETA. That is
perfectly understandable.

Their criminal business of smuggling furs was integral to the plot of the
tale, but none of them were actually mentioned by name in the book, or
movie.
Is that about right?
Yep. If he hadn't been involved in that criminal enterprise, there the
book might have never been written. Some of his past exploits would make
a very interesting and exciting story. The sequel is in the public
record. He had a financial dispute with his former partners, so he
became an informant for the Treasury,of fur smuggling matters. He then
became a drug smuggler. He was caught on his first attempt, and was
sentenced to six months in a half way house because he had been a
government informer.

So you get to meet and represent some of the sweetest folks as an NYC
mouth-piece?


Most of the entities I represented were simply hard working business
entities, who had problems. Litigation was not my thing. Except that I
did handle the tax aspects of Bankruptcy cases. I will say that The wise
guys at least paid their bills.


--
PeterN