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Ukrainian scorpions : a tale of larceny and greed  Cover Image Book Book

Ukrainian scorpions : a tale of larceny and greed / Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson.

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"Award-winning author Grand Chief Ron Derrickson tells the story of his personal fight against Ukrainian political and economic forces alongside the larger story of the wider struggle for Ukraine to end the corruption that has plagued the country since the 1990s. Ron Derrickson watched the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the country where he had spent much of the past 20 years, with a kind of anguish, knowing the country had been systematically shut out of the EU and left on its own. While doing business there he had entered the rabbit hole of Ukrainian political and economic life, a land where gangsters controlled not only the heights of the economy but also the police, the courts, and the national parliament. At stake was his $28 million company stolen by a cast of characters that included a former governor and members of the national parliament. In the end, Derrickson spent a dozen years fighting for justice in the courts, in political and diplomatic spheres, and even with automatic weapon-toting mercenaries. Ukranian Scorpions tells not only the story of his personal battles but the much wider struggle of Ukraine to find its footing and shake off the gangsterism that has plagued it since the 1990s. In the end, Derrickson searches for signs that after the recent cataclysm, a new Ukraine might rise from the ashes."-- Publisher's website.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781770415676 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: xvi, 213 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Toronto, ON : ECW Press, [2023]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Derrickson, Ronald M.
Corruption > Ukraine.
Political corruption > Ukraine.
Ukraine > Economic conditions > 1991-
Ukraine > Politics and government > 1991-
Genre: Biographies.
Personal narratives.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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