In 1992, at the end of the Cold War, Myers was invited by Russian leaders to fly into one of the most remote and dangerous areas of the former Soviet Union. There, he was to look for potential ways to bring business into an area after system collapse.
What followed is the clash of two vastly different cultures: Americans, with go-for-broke, entrepreneurial "can do" attitudes, and Russians with a long, painful history of constraining rules, risk aversion, and fear. Steve's story recounts the friendships forged while up against almost unsurmountable odds, the gritty details of running a business abroad, and of course, the tonic of plenty of vodka.
And then, after years of hard work, two US government agents alert Myers that his life is in danger if he continues with his business activities in Russia. The rest reads like an espionage novel!
Read this remarkable true story of one man's effort to unite two peoples while creating something akin to the Hudson Bay Company in a place few have ever heard of.