FINANCIAL POLICY OF THE USSR IN RESPONSE TO THE CREATION OF A SYSTEM OF MUTUAL PAYMENTS IN AMERICAN CURRENCY BETWEEN THE COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING IN THE 1944 BRETTON-WOOD AGREEMENT
This article presents an analysis of the actions of the Soviet leadership in the period from 1950 to 1990 in response to the creation in 1944 of the Bretton Woods System of International Settlements (BVS), based on the dominance of the American currency. The materials of the article show the decisive role of Stalin I.V. in an attempt to create a Soviet gold ruble and a zone without dollar trade ("common market"), in addition, the role of other leaders of the USSR in conducting financial policy in this direction is revealed. At the end of the article, facts are presented that indicate that the modern Russian leadership is pursuing a consistent policy aimed at increasing the country's gold reserves and ousting the US dollar from international trade (together with the leadership of the People's Republic of China and the leadership of the EAEU countries).