Five Years Had Passed
August 17, 1998, Monday, 11:30 a.m. Five years on, Roman runs the Proma corporation, but instead of triumph he feels exhaustion.
Discharge Day
March 11, 1994, Friday, 10:00 a.m. After leaving the hospital, Roman finds himself at home, surrounded by friends and family.
Sleep Was Better at Home
March 18, 1994, Saturday, 11:00 a.m. Roman learns Zhorik's decision: to expand the business with goods that Chicha seized from Vatrobank's debtors.
In Mid-April
Spring 1994. After the shooting, Roman returns to ordinary life and swaps Verochka for Marianna.
That Summer
Summer 1994. The Proma Trading House keeps growing: the range and staff expand, turnover doubles, expenses rise sevenfold, and the profit vanishes.
In Mid-August
August 1994. Zhorik uncovers a scheme by which the Proma Trading House breeds its own competitors and decides to fight it.
Small-Time Traders
September 1994. Vatrobank turns lending to small traders into a system of control and shakedowns run through Chicha's athletes.
After the Anniversary Binge
September 14, 1994, Tuesday. Proma switches to a regional sales model: it buys goods in Moscow by bank transfer, sells in the regions for cash and expands its range.
Knock It Off
September 14, 1994, Tuesday. Proma turns into a holding of dozens of companies where managers become shareholders and get a share of the result.
Merriment at the Terem
December 30, 1994, Friday, 9:00 p.m. At the New Year's party at the Terem, Zhorik meets an old acquaintance: a Dutch millionaire and Russian linguist in one person.
Zhora Was Listening
December 30, 1994, Friday, 10:00 p.m. Zhorik decides to use Kalkin's knowledge, and Proma Chemical signs contracts with ten chemical plants.
By March of Ninety-Five
March 9, 1995, Thursday. Roman ends up in the hospital for the second time after an assassination attempt.