The Ghost of Tsarist Debt: A $225 billion lawsuit against Russia revives century-old imperial bonds — An imperial promise that outlived the empire itself — a century-old bond resurfaces as frozen capital, legal leverage, and the unresolved memory of sovereign debt.

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The Ghost of Tsarist Debt: A $225 billion lawsuit against Russia revives century-old imperial bonds

by Steven Alber

Updated January 16, 2026

by Steven Alber

Updated January 16, 2026

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