The Gastronom No. 1 Affair
14 hrs. 4 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Vladislav Romanov
Author
Evgeny Latiy
Narrator
Vitaly Sulimov
Narrator
Vitaly Sulimov
Description
The end of 1982 proved to be a difficult time for the country: after the ceremonial funeral of the elderly General Secretary Brezhnev, power passed to Yuri Andropov, who had led the KGB for fifteen years. To demonstrate his toughness and influence, he needed a high-profile, showpiece investigation. And, surprisingly, it was found—quickly… The head of the investigative department, Skachko, is assigned the task of gathering compromising materials on the director of the Eliseyevsky grocery store, Berkutov.
You are about to read the story of the tragic fate of the head of the #1 grocery store (today — “Eliseevsky”). The prototype of Georgy Berkutov was the real store director — Yuri Sokolov.
Moscow’s Groceries #1 was considered an oasis amid the food shortage in the USSR. It regularly provided delicacies to the party elite as well as to the creative, scientific, and military establishment. But the investigation found that the director took bribes and shared them with influential patrons. The sentence delivered was shocking in its ruthless severity.
You are about to read the story of the tragic fate of the head of the #1 grocery store (today — “Eliseevsky”). The prototype of Georgy Berkutov was the real store director — Yuri Sokolov.
Moscow’s Groceries #1 was considered an oasis amid the food shortage in the USSR. It regularly provided delicacies to the party elite as well as to the creative, scientific, and military establishment. But the investigation found that the director took bribes and shared them with influential patrons. The sentence delivered was shocking in its ruthless severity.
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