Author Description

"Star Wars", of the 1980's was a 'smoke and mirrors job'. Fictionized history. A real threat, yes, but the Soviet Union was bankrupt and collapsing under the weight of years of Communism, purges, graft, wars, corruption and competition with the Western world A man from the Kremlin, a professor named Anton, was picked to try and maneuverer through the massive obstacles of shedding off the USSR satellite countries and save Russia as a nation. To stop invasions from surrounding countries. Quietly he negotiated with international financiers for trades and loans to feed the population of Russia while he edged closer to meeting with the Prime Minister of Great Britain and then immediately with the President of the United States. Anton arranged for a rising star in the Soviet Union, Mr. Gorbachev to meet with the PM and President, leading to a friendship between them and the feeding, clothing and financially support of Russia through the massive problems and years of secrecy.Corruption, graft, skullduggery, international money movement and assassinations filled his life.Perestroika failed, Gorbachev was ousted and an American, Gere, was asked to visit, watch and listen to the transition of Russia attempting to mix remnants of Communism with Capitalism and make it into a useable system. The happenings were disastrous, corruption and graft prevailed under the new system, crimes were rampant. What followed was money and people moving to other international countries, cheating and assassination's.