By Moti Nissani for VT “Since [1694], the Anglo-Saxons have been following one rule in politics, and this rule is that there are no rules.”—Nikolay Starikov About a month ago, I stumbled upon a well-hidden treasure of unorthodox historical insights: Nikolay Starikov’s Rouble Nationalization: The Way to Russia’s Freedom (St. Petersburg, Piter, 2012). The book provides a readable introduction to world history (1694-present) and to the fractional reserve banking scam. [1] A few hard copies are available in the USA branch of Amazon (shipped from Germany for about $24). Amazon’s UK branch has one copy left, which can be ordered for the modest price of £104.11 ($158 at the time of writing). Free digital copies are available here.