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When the Great Schemer Ostap Bender was unfolding before the members of the Vasyuki Chess Club the magnificent prospects of turning their city into the world chess capital, all he wanted was to get a ridiculous sum of one hundred rubles and not be beaten. But the man who pulled off a similar adventure with an entire country was aiming for much more. Today's story is about how the Russian emigrant and international swindler Boris Skosyrev became the king of Andorra. Main sources: https://www.studycountry.com/guide/AD... https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/Featur... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andorra... https://es.rbth.com/cultura/2013/05/2... • The Russian Fraud Who Tried to Rule A... Channel support with exclusive materials for subscribers: Boosty: https://boosty.to/elevated Patreon: / julia_bolchakova My social networks: Instagram: / perpetual_foreigner Facebook (please follow): / julia.bolchakova All materials in these videos are used for educational purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. If you are, or represent, the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and feel that they were used inappropriately, please, contact me and I'll do all necessary changes. All materials in these videos are used for educational purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. If you are, or represent, the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and feel that they were used inappropriately, please, contact me and I'll do all necessary changes.