Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Abbreviations ix
4. A Note on Transliteration, Names, and Translation xi
5. A Note on the Relative Value of Money Then and Now xii
6. Prologue: The Patrimony of Imperial Russia xvi
7. Introduction to Bolshevik Gold: The Nature of a Forgotten Problem 1
8. Part I. The Heist
9. 1. The Banks 11
10. 2. The People 35
11. 3. The Gokhran 54
12. 4. The Church 73
13. Part II. Cashing In
14. 5. Brest-Litovsk and the Diplomatic Bag 95
15. 6. Blockade 117
16. 7. Stockholm 137
17. 8. London 168
18. 9. Rapallo 199
19. Epilogue: From Stockholm to Sotheby’s 216
20. Dramatis Personae 223
21. Notes 233
22. Selected Bibliography 273
23. Acknowledgments 286
24. Index 291