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I was curious AFBER because of the Russian Empire thing. It is indeed the association of holders of Tsarist Russian bonds. They are trying to get paid back two successor governments and 100 years later.

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Fascinating. Maybe they figured the Sedov was around back then so their claim would look a bit more legit...

[100k]

No clue! According to Wikipedia, Sedov was taken from Germany after World War 2.