The establishment of the "Zhao's Import and Export Trading Company" in the Soviet Union can be seen as a very accidental independent event during the wave of economic reform in the Soviet Union in early 1986. In this incident, the phenomenon of the Soviet army colluding with foreign investors to seek profits can also be seen as an independent case.
However, several years later, after the Soviet Union and its successor, Russia, had endured years of turmoil, people were surprised to discover that without the Soviet "mainstream"'s unwavering leaning towards Western-style "democratic reforms," without the breakaway of the "traditionalists" led by the military from the Kremlin, and without the growing strength of the "radicals" led by Yeltsin, companies like the "Zhao's Import and Export Trading Company," which exploited Soviet state funds under the guise of foreign trade, would never have been able to survive.
The Kremlin's "mainstream" faction's wholesale denial of decades of Soviet development achievements, its rejection of Marxism-Leninism, and its leaning towards the West led to confusion within the Soviet leadership and sparked discontent among the "traditionalist" military hardliners. To pressure the Kremlin to back down, the traditionalist-led military began to undermine central leadership. The Soviet Central Committee lost its control over the military, which in turn expanded the authority of local military districts. Conversely, to pressure the "traditionalists" to back down, the Kremlin tightened military spending and blocked funding for the military, causing financial difficulties for the local military districts and making it impossible to sustain military spending. This became the most direct inducement for corruption in the military.
An army with relatively independent authority but lacking military funds is terrifying. Therefore, to some extent, collusion between the military and businessmen and rampant corruption are already the best options. At least it is much better than military riots, looting and burning.
Still at this critical time, the situation in Moscow deteriorated sharply, and the power struggle between the three factions entered a white-hot level. At the extraordinary session of the Russian Federation People's Congress that just ended, the "radicals" in Moscow ignored the Kremlin's ban, openly provoked conflicts, and demanded the dissolution of the People's Congress and the Supreme Soviet.
The outbreak of this incident completely shook the foundations of the Soviet central and local governments, causing widespread panic throughout the country, and the governments of the states and cities in the Far East were no exception. Almost every government official knew that it was time to "take sides." However, the Far East was different from other parts of the Soviet interior. It was a frontier region with the strongest military power. Here, the guns in the hands of the soldiers were far more powerful than the policies and decrees of Moscow. As a result, the local government compromised with the local garrisons.
"Zhao's Import and Export Trading Company" has been following the military route since its inception, and now, with its establishment, a once-in-a-lifetime golden period of development has arrived.
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