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The Soviet Union is remembered not only for its record-breaking five-year plans and strong army, but also for its brilliant swindlers, who seemed to have stepped out of the pages of the novel "The Golden Calf." Nikolai Grishanin is one of these characters. The chemist succeeded in counterfeiting winning tickets, with the help of which he earned five-figure sums and gave directors and bandits a chance to get a Volga out of turn. #ussr #scam #fake #shchelok Watch other episodes: • Life in the USSR Subscribe to the channel - / @russia1990s