Archive - Vivid Leaves

Retrospective on a Payments Workflow

A story told in the infrastructural tense

Mar 14, 2024 •

October 2023

The Unraveling of the Soviet Ruble Zone

Part V of a Discussion on the Operational Details of Russia's Transition to Capitalism

Oct 7, 2023 •

July 2023

Russian Banking's Birth by Mutiny

Part IV of a Discussion on the Operational Details of Russia's Transition to Capitalism

Jul 26, 2023 •

May 2023

Soviet Barter And International Trade

Portraits of US corporations trading with the USSR and its leaders.

May 15, 2023 •

April 2023

The Mechanics of Soviet Banking

Part III of a Discussion on the Operational Details of Russia's Transition to Capitalism

Apr 19, 2023 •

November 2022

Why Russian Companies Sought Protection from the Mafia in the 90s [Reading]

Part II of a Discussion on the Operational Details of Russia's Transition to Capitalism

Nov 16, 2022 •

40:30

Why Russian Companies Sought Mafia Protection in the 90s

Part II of a Discussion on the Operational Details of Russia's Transition to Capitalism

Nov 16, 2022 •

Russia's Catastrophic Speed Run to Capitalism [Reading]

Part I on the Operational Details of Russia's Transition to Capitalism

Nov 3, 2022 •

21:17

Soviet Russia's Catastrophic Speed Run to Capitalism

Part I on the Operational Details of Russia's Transition to Capitalism

Nov 1, 2022 •

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