It Worked
August 9–19, 1993. The fund parts with nine thousand dollars. Then the safe fills up with money from new investors.
Friday Morning
August 20, 1993, Friday, 11:00 a.m. Roman and Vadim agree on cashing out: the fund gets seven percent of the profit, and Roman arranges the cash delivery.
Business
August 21, 1993, Saturday. Vadim explains to Roman the cash-out scheme run through fictitious consulting. The fund's turnover grows rapidly.
Funai
August 23, 1993, Monday. Roman goes back to the institute and unexpectedly helps Yurik buy a Japanese VCR.
Zhorik Burst In
August 24–27, 1993. Zhorik heads to Poland for a large shipment of alcohol, hoping to double his capital and invest in a factory of his own.
The Fax Arrived
August 30 – September 3, 1993. Zhorik arranges the delivery of eight trucks of alcohol from Gdansk to Moscow.
Time to Become Capitalists
September 4, 1993, Saturday. Zhorik announces preparations to buy a transformer plant at a voucher auction and lays out a plan for the future business.
Zhorik Said
September 6, 1993, Monday. Zhorik relieves Roman of the voucher work and reshuffles the staff at Russian Horizon.
Furnishing the Offices
September 7, 1993. Roman, with Yurik and Gena, gets four offices for the new alcohol business.
I Dove In
September 8–13, 1993. Roman masters small wholesale trade: he studies alcohol prices, sets up a warehouse in Khryakino, assigns duties and prepares a price list.
The Alcohol Trade
September 13–15, 1993. Roman sets up alcohol sales straight from a truck in the yard of the Terem.
Saturday Morning
September 18, 1993, Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Zhorik changes the managers' pay system, demanding sales growth and a bigger client base.