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The Siberia Job | Based on a True Story | Stephen Kotkin and John Kleinheinz | Hoover Institution

Talks from the Hoover Institution

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A Surprise in the Boardroom: Counterfeit Cigarettes and Mafia Shareholders

The speaker recounts their success in a voucher auction and their encounter with anonymous minority shareholders who reveal a shady business model involving counterfeit cigarettes. They are faced with a difficult decision to join or be bought out.

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