Not quite the same thing, but there are similar stories in my family...
About a hundred years ago various relatives of mine owned oil fields, factories, textile mills, and more in Ukraine, Russia, and Poland. My great-grandfather was apparently the first man with a home phone in Kiev.
But then the Russian Revolution happened and all of their property was confiscated by the Soviet government.
So, if not for that, I'd be very rich right now.
But its okay. I'm planning on getting it all back, myself.
About a hundred years ago various relatives of mine owned oil fields, factories, textile mills, and more in Ukraine, Russia, and Poland. My great-grandfather was apparently the first man with a home phone in Kiev.
But then the Russian Revolution happened and all of their property was confiscated by the Soviet government.
So, if not for that, I'd be very rich right now.
But its okay. I'm planning on getting it all back, myself.