The Siberia Job - Josh Haven
Category: Thriller
Narrator: Justin Price
Tags: Thriller, Historical Fiction
After the demise of the Soviet Union, the newly established Russian government privatized its industry by issuing vouchers to all of its citizens, allowing them the chance to be shareholders in the countrys burgeoning businesses. The slips are distributed among the population and auctions are arranged where they can be exchanged for actual shares. For the countrys rural populations living in abject poverty, the vouchers appear to be little more than pieces of paper, totally separated from the far-off concept of potential future fortunes., But for Texas businessman John Mills and his Czech companion, Petr Kovac, the seemingly valueless chits suggest a lucrative potential, worth much more than what the current owners are willing to sell them for. They travel to the furthest, coldest reaches of the country to acquire vouchers for the countrys national oil company, Gazneft, roving from town to town with suitcases full of cash. But they quickly learn that the plan has complicationsfor examp
