Two Lives
Two Lives by Stanislas M. Yassukovich, published by Austin Macauley Publishers Limited in June 2016, is a detailed exploration of the intertwined lives of Dimitri Yassukovich and his son Stanislas. This 464-page book presents a narrative that begins with Dimitri’s exile during the Bolshevik Revolution, leading him to establish a successful career as a Wall Street investment banker. The story continues with Stanislas, who, after a challenging youth, joins his father’s firm and plays a significant role in the revival of the financial sector in postwar Europe.
Readers will find a highly personal and anecdotal account that delves into the history of high finance, highlighting key events such as the ‘Big Bang’ and the internationalization of the City. The book covers themes related to business and economics, particularly focusing on banks and banking, while also touching on aspects of biography and autobiography. Through the lens of these two lives, the narrative offers insights into a critical period in 20th-century finance, blending serious analysis with a light-hearted tone.
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Dimitri Yassukovich is exiled by the Bolshevik Revolution, builds a new life and career as a Wall Street investment banker, and lays the foundations in Europe for one of the great investment banking houses of the City. His son Stanislas, after an inglorious youth in the Gatsby land of Long Island, joins his father’s firm White, Weld & Co., finds himself at the epicentre of the City’s revival from postwar doldrums, and becomes an architect of the Euromarkets.His highly personal and anecdotal chronicle of these two lives leads us through the history of high finance and its revival, and the heady days of the internationalisation of the City, through the ‘Big Bang’ and its aftermath.Two Lives is a serious, and yet light-hearted account of a critical period in 20th century finance and of two unusual personalities.
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