Tver Resident Wins Funds from Swiss Bank
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Boris Kalintsev lives in Tver, Russia. He won money from a Swiss bank. The court in Zurich gave him 12,000 francs from Rahn & Bodmer bank.
The bank has money from the old USSR. This includes money from Госбанк and other groups. Some of it is even in gold, which is a valuable metal.
Kalintsev used an old law from the 1800s. This law helps people get money from old accounts. If no one uses the account for 20 years, the owner can claim it.
The court said Kalintsev showed he was a citizen of the USSR. He used his passport as proof. He also had two people say he was a citizen, which helped him in court.
The bank had to show the USSR was gone. But they could not prove this in court. Lawyers refused to say the USSR ended in 1991 because of problems.
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Where does Boris Kalintsev live?
Boris Kalintsev lives in Tver, Russia.
How much money did the court give to Kalintsev?
The court gave him 12,000 francs.
What did Kalintsev use to prove he was a citizen of the USSR?
He used his passport as proof.
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