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Part Two: Basil Zaharoff: The Man Who Sold World War One
Behind the Bastards
Basil Basil's Impact on the Russian Civil War
"Money's not real now. It was like back then, everything's like back," he says. "You'll notice nobody even fucking talks about the deficit anymore." The czar had a huge impact on World War II but also got to completely ignore it because he's just a rich guy living in Europe and already made his money. He doesn't lose anything because Russia is not paying back his debts. 'He helps lead the world into World War II, which like 20 million people die in'
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