Based on an abundance of previously unexplored sources, this study breaks new ground in its analysis of Soviet property relations. Within fifteen years of the end of the Second World War, many tens of millions of Soviet city dwellers had been rehoused - liberated from shelters and overcrowded commun[...]

The stock market is central to the global economy. Tens of millions of people look to it to provide for a comfortable retirement. Central bankers watch it closely as they set monetary policy. Businesses around the world are forced to adjust the way they operate to meet the demands of equity investor[...]