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From Russia with Lev

Then around 1989, there was a big boomin the Russian community-- the Cold War might be...

Then around 1989, there was a big boom
in the Russian community-- the Cold War might be over and there might be
a lot of opportunity. So now fast forward...
[tape whirs] I made some really good money over the next several years
in Russia. Import, export. I probably had
every most powerful Russian, Ukrainian,
ex-Soviet Union businessman, mobster there to do business

Full Transcript

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Then around 1989,
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there was a big boom in the Russian community--
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the Cold War might be over
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and there might be a lot of opportunity.
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So now fast forward... [tape whirs]
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I made some really good money
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over the next several years in Russia.
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Import, export.
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I probably had every most powerful
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Russian, Ukrainian, ex-Soviet Union businessman,
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mobster there to do business.
Duration
26 seconds
Views
44
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:50
Uploaded
Apr 15, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
MSNBC Films,Surprise Inside,Rakontur

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Movie Summary

A documentary exploring Lev Parnas' involvement in the Trump-Ukraine scandal that resulted in the former president's impeachment, detailing Parnas' unexpected entanglement with Trump and Giuliani, leading to his incarceration.
The Cold War might be over, and there might be a lot of opportunity. - From Russia with Lev 00:05
The Cold War might be over, and there might be a lot of oppo...
I probably had every most powerful Russian, Ukrainian, ex-Soviet Union, - From Russia with Lev 00:10
I probably had every most powerful Russian, Ukrainian, ex-So...
At some point, it became too crazy. - From Russia with Lev 00:05
At some point, it became too crazy.
People were dying left and right, and I saw it was my time to exit. - From Russia with Lev 00:06
People were dying left and right, and I saw it was my time t...
One day, I decided to give my cousin Oleg a call. - From Russia with Lev 00:06
One day, I decided to give my cousin Oleg a call.
So here Oleg is pulling up in this red Ferrari, gets out in a pinstripe suit, - From Russia with Lev 00:09
So here Oleg is pulling up in this red Ferrari, gets out in ...
So here Oleg is, pulling up in this red Ferrari. - From Russia with Lev 00:07
So here Oleg is, pulling up in this red Ferrari.
He goes, no, it’s called Wall Street. - From Russia with Lev 00:06
He goes, no, it’s called Wall Street.
If anybody's seen the movie, The Wolf of Wall Street, that didn't do it justice. - From Russia with Lev 00:06
If anybody's seen the movie, The Wolf of Wall Street, t...
My first day in the office, I see guys doing lines on the table. - From Russia with Lev 00:06
My first day in the office, I see guys doing lines on the ta...
My first day in the office, - From Russia with Lev 00:15
My first day in the office,
There's just a bunch of young guys running around - From Russia with Lev 00:08
There's just a bunch of young guys running around
- These were largely boiler rooms. - From Russia with Lev 00:08
- These were largely boiler rooms.
They were low-level brokerage houses, not very well-known, and love was on the hustle. - From Russia with Lev 00:07
They were low-level brokerage houses, not very well-known, a...
Three of the brokerage houses that he worked - From Russia with Lev 00:07
Three of the brokerage houses that he worked
- All of a sudden, everybody started getting arrested, - From Russia with Lev 00:12
- All of a sudden, everybody started getting arrested,
All of a sudden, everybody started getting arrested, and - From Russia with Lev 00:09
All of a sudden, everybody started getting arrested, and
My cousin, Oleg, was opening another office in Boca Raton, Florida, - From Russia with Lev 00:08
My cousin, Oleg, was opening another office in Boca Raton, F...
[upbeat music] - From Russia with Lev 00:47
[upbeat music]
The palm trees, the oceans, the warm sunny weather, it was a paradise. - From Russia with Lev 00:08
The palm trees, the oceans, the warm sunny weather, it was a...