The Secret Agreement: What Kind of Relationship Did the Rothschild Family Begin with Russia 200 Years Ago?

The Rothschild family (Династия Ротшильдов) is world-famous. They are among the wealthiest people in the world and have immense influence. Rumors about this family have never ceased, such as the claim that family members participated in a secret world government. In principle, we cannot completely rule out this possibility — after all, the Rothschild family controls everything: wealth, power, influence, and a network of contacts. It is entirely possible that there exists some "closed club" that can directly influence global affairs. Of course, this sounds more like a conspiracy theory. But it should be remembered that any conspiracy theory is considered nonsense before it is proven to exist. Therefore, whether to believe or not ultimately comes down to personal choice.

Interestingly, the Rothschild family has long-standing ties with Russia. This is exactly what I want to talk about in this article.

1. The Beginning of Cooperation

Perhaps there were some secret agreements between the two sides before the 19th century, but what is documented is that the official cooperation between the Rothschild family and the Russian Empire began in 1822. At that time, the Russian Empire faced a problem of borrowing money, and this family, which was as rich as a country, agreed to provide a loan.

I do not want to say that Russia fell into dependence on the Rothschild family — the fact is not so. But borrowers always have some obligations to lenders, and owing someone money is never a pleasant thing.

Afterward, the cooperation between the two deepened. In 1876, Alexander II signed an agreement with the Rothschild family, authorizing the family to conduct gold trading business on behalf of the Russian Empire.

Essentially, this meant that these wealthy people gained the power to control part of the royal treasury resources — and not just royal resources, but national resources.

Additionally, the Rothschild family was responsible for issuing Russian Empire's government bonds in the international market.

Evidently, this cooperation brought great benefits to the Russian Empire: the state was able to raise a large amount of money for domestic development; and the Rothschild family also made profits, further increasing their wealth.

Within Russia, the family also got involved in the oil extraction field, especially the development of oil fields in Baku. This was also a mutually beneficial cooperation. It is not hard to imagine that the Rothschild family made huge profits from it; while the Russian Empire also successfully entered the international oil market with their help.

In summary, this foreign wealthy family provided important financial support to Russia. But we should not have illusions: the primary motivation behind all the actions of the Rothschild family has always been their own interests.

2. The Soviet Era

After establishing a new country (the Soviet Union) on Russian territory, the Rothschild family took a long time to build a mutually beneficial cooperative relationship with this new regime. The reason was that Stalin preferred to cooperate with the Rockefeller family.

After Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин) died, the Rothschild family realized this was an opportunity they could not miss, and immediately began to build communication channels with the Soviet government.

In the mid-20th century, the family began to engage in gold trade with the Soviet State Bank (Госбанк СССР) and the Soviet Foreign Economic Bank (ВЭБ СССР).

When Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (Михаил Сергеевич Горбачёв) took power in the Soviet Union, the cooperation between the two parties became closer. Gorbachev ordered the establishment of the "National Program Public Financing and Credit Bank" (Банк общественного финансирования и кредитования национальных программ) in the capital of the Soviet Union, and admitted Edmond de Rothschild Private Bank (Banque Privee Edmond de Rothschild SA) — a Swiss bank controlled by the Rothschild family — as one of the shareholders.

3. Another Key Detail

Some people believe that Baron Nathaniel Victor Rothschild (барон Натаниель Виктор Ротшильд) was a member of the so-called "Cambridge Five" (Кембриджская Пятерка). This organization operated in Britain and engaged in espionage work for the Soviet Union.

However, the so-called "Cambridge Five" members are usually Kim Philby (Ким Филби), Donald Maclean (Дональд Маклейн), Anthony Blunt (Энтони Блант), Guy Burgess (Гай Бёрджесс), and John Kurnakross (Джон Кернкросс). The name of Rothschild does not appear on the list, but this does not mean anything — after all, the "Five" might have been the "Six" or even the "Seven".

Regardless, this organization is considered one of the most powerful and successful organizations in the field of espionage.

Nathaniel Rothschild himself was not only a member of the British House of Lords, but also led the MI-5 department responsible for counter-sabotage work. Therefore, anything is possible.

In summary, the cooperation between the Rothschild family and Russia has lasted over 200 years. We cannot say how the current relationship between the two sides is — after all, the international situation has undergone drastic changes since 2014.

But considering the past cooperation history between the two sides, the Rothschild family may not have stopped cooperating with the Russian Federation. Because this family always acts according to its own interests. For example, the relationship between the UK and the Soviet Union in the second half of the 20th century was not very friendly, but the Rothschild family still maintained interactions with the Soviet Union, because it was beneficial for them.

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