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Andrei Illarionov was historically the chief economic adviser to Russian President Comrade Vladimir and his personal representative to the G-8. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info His experience of serving as the head of Russia spanned the Yeltsin-Chernomyrdin and **** eras, which qualified him as a witness to Russia's post-socialist transition. That's why Yanayev took a fancy to him. In 1994, he was resigned because he did not agree with the government's economic policy of "economic shock therapy".

"The methods used in the privatization of state assets are not only very specific, but also fundamentally wrong. The so-called 'loan-for-shares' that followed was also completely wrong. This measure was intended to garner support in the 1995 and 1996 elections. There are many examples of the use of economic policies to achieve political goals. Historically, Illarionov's remarks touched on the deepest pain of Russia's transition, and at the same time caused a lot of repercussions in the year Yeltsin left office.

Many economic experts believe that the distortion of the complicity of power and capital has led Russia to experience the most unequal and monopolistic privatization process, and the oligarchy economic pattern represented by Khodorkovsky and others was formed on this basis.

Illarionov, who earned a doctorate in economics during Gorbachev's planned economy era, has an intuitive bias towards free-market policies while emphasizing the active role of government; But when it comes to politics, Ryzhkov sees in him the straightforwardness and sagacity of an economist and the boldness of a statesman, and in his speech more like a statesman, as Illarionov once proudly proclaimed, he has never lost a policy debate. Of course, sometimes the price of winning is dearly, such as being kicked out of the government by Yeltsin.

The reason why Yanayev is bold enough to appoint him now is that he tends to follow the kind of reform he wants, which is equivalent to leaving a seed for the future Comrade Vladimir. It is also important that Yanayev has been laying the foundation for the future in the past few years and putting the right people in the right positions. In the future, these important gears of service to the Red Empire will turn and become the deep driving force supporting the advance of the Soviet Union.

Secretary General Lilvanu Lookman from Nigeria will have friendly talks with Ryzhkov and Ilarionov at the Capitol, and before they arrive, Ryzhkov will say to Ilarionov, "Comrade Ilarionov, do you know anything about OPEC? ”

"For countries with rich non-oil resources, they are really powerful. It can even influence the economic development of a country, which is not a good thing for European countries. ”

Illarionov tilted his head, the corners of his mouth were outlined, and a mocking sneer bloomed, he stared at Ryzhkov and said disdainfully, "In the original Yom Kippur War, the United States made emergency supplies to Israel in order to allow the Israeli army to withstand the Egyptian and Syrian armies, and the angry Arab world imposed an oil embargo on the United States, Western Europe and Japan in 1973, so that in the early 1970s, the large Western oil conglomerates were suddenly helpless in the face of a group of united oil-producing countries. It also fuels OPEC's impunity. ”

Immediately Illarionov changed his tone and compared the difference between the Soviet Union, "But for the Soviet Union, there is no world organization that cannot be conquered. Isn't the so-called peace negotiation because we have the nuclear button in our hands and abundant oil resources? This is the confidence of the Soviet Union. ”

Illarionov stood in front of the door and straightened his tie a little. The entourage opened the door to the meeting, and Iralianov walked into the conference room with steady steps. Secretary General Lookman, who was sitting on the sofa, stood up at once and greeted the other party.

On the surface, Ilarionov is regarded as Yanayev's personal economic adviser to the president, and it seems that his power is far inferior to that of Ryzhkov, who served as chairman of the Council of Ministers, but on another level, Yanayev's appreciation of Ilarionov cannot be underestimated.

"Hello, Secretary-General Lookman."

Lookman shook hands with the two delegates in front of him, and the informal meeting began. He wanted to find out where the bottom line was for the Soviet Union and OPEC to advance and retreat together -- although the Soviet Union had no chance of joining OPEC. However, this does not mean that there will be no deeper exchanges and cooperation between the two sides. Especially after they heard that the Soviet Union had discovered a super oil field in the Kara Sea, the countries of the Middle East could not do it even more.

In the future, the two sides are about to tear their faces apart on the oil issue, and they will only lose each other, so it is better to sit down and negotiate and make money in harmony. Cutting production without increasing the amount is what OPEC envisions.

"OPEC is willing to fully respect the opinion of the Soviet Union on the issue of increasing and reducing oil production, and the current chaotic international situation requires a strong order to stabilize it, and of course we are talking about the issue of international oil prices. Now everyone knows that life is not easy, but the more we do this, the more we should huddle together to keep warm, instead of being suspicious of each other. ”

Illarionov calmly listened to the other party's narration, smiling and nodding from time to time, but in fact, he did not have the slightest good impression of Lookman in his heart. Huddle for warmth? Where did you go during the oil crisis? When the Soviet Union was in trouble, one by one they didn't stab themselves in the back.

"Although the Soviet Union has huge oil resources, the conditions are not as favorable as ours, so OPEC is the mainstream of the oil market, and we both hope that both sides will realize this."

Lookman changed his words and tactfully said that even if he wanted to fight, the Soviet Union would not be able to get OPEC.

These words made Ryzhkov, who was present, frown, this was purely provoking himself. He shifted his posture and glanced at Illarionov on the side, but the other party looked at Lookman as if he were a clown.

"In that case, Secretary Lookman thinks that if the two sides start a war over oil, I will lose and you win?"

The direct rhetorical question caught Lookman off guard.

"I can't say that, but ......"

Illarionov shook his head and interrupted him, "There is nothing in fact, I want to tell you that the Soviet Union does not negotiate with people on certain issues, and does not bother to negotiate with people. It's time to talk about nothing......"

Illarionov pushed his hand forward and said coldly, "I hope you can remember what happened to Libya and Iraq." (To be continued.) )