Stalin's obsession with the missing gold of Tsar Nicholas II has finally found meaning. Russia stands at the brink of war with the mighty German army. It is broke, barely able to feed its people, much less fight a war against an enemy bent on its destruction. Stalin must find that gold, and so when a rumor comes out of the Gulag, and it proves to have credible elements, Stalin leaps into action.
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