Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe changed dramatically. The world went from having two superpowers to having the United States as the sole ruler of the world. Some people thought the collapse of the Soviet Union was a good thing.
Because the war cloud that hung over human's head for decades and the cold war atmosphere that lasted for more than 40 years was finally relieved.
Many Eastern European countries were also freed from the bloodsucking of the Soviet Union, such as Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic.
After they left the unified management of the Soviet Union, the social structure was greatly developed, productivity began to rise rapidly, and people's quality of life continued to improve.
But after the collapse of the Soviet Union, there weren't many Eastern European countries that benefited, especially when the Soviet Union planned the industry.
Eastern Europe and countries close to Western Europe were mainly responsible for heavy industry and high-tech research and development. Countries in Southern Europe like Ukraine were responsible for the shipbuilding industry because they had access to the sea and relied on the rich land resources in Southern Europe to become a large granary for the Soviet Union.
The advantage of the overall planning was that it could develop a production structure that was very suitable for the local development conditions.
Once the implementation of the overall plan collapsed, many independent Eastern European countries, because of the planning of the Soviet Union, would become deformed and walk on their feet.
Some countries were born with underdevelopment and couldn't even be self-sufficient.
For example, Georgia, a small Eastern European country that was connected to the Eurasian continent. Because of the territorial dispute with Russia, this place was never quiet.
The total annual output of this country couldn't even compare to the annual output of a division of Stark Industries.
The small country was weak, nearly half of the people's monthly income was less than 80 USD, and nearly half of the country's population lived below the poverty line.
Ivan Vanke was one of them. Ivan had to work hard every day because he had a father, Anton Vanke.
A great scientist, or at least he used to be. Now, Anton was just an old man addicted to alcohol and the glory of the past.
This old man didn't bring a good life to Ivan, but was a burden to Ivan.
During the time he was imprisoned in the United States, Anton suffered a lot. His dexterous hands were also crippled because he was a Soviet.
Hell, he ran to the United States because he couldn't stand Stalin's rule.
"How do you feel, old man?" Ivan returned home and said to Anton who was lying on the bed panting. Anton was now very old, so old that he couldn't even pick up a bottle of alcohol.
"Maybe … maybe … I'm going to see God soon." Anton's voice was weak. He felt that his life was coming to an end.
"You're not going to see God. You're going to see the devil for the sins you've done." Although Ivan said this, he still went to help cover Anton's blanket.
Georgia was still very cold in March.
Ivan's house wasn't big. He had a very smart brain, but he never went to school.
All his knowledge came from the teachings of his father, An Anton Vanke.
Georgia had no use for this knowledge. They needed fighters more than anything else in the war with Russia.
So Ivan ended up as a Georgian soldier, fighting against the Russians on the frontline.
The old, mottled TV looked like it had been there for a long time, and a broken sign marked it as a product of the Soviet era.
Ivan turned on the TV and switched to the news channel. He liked to listen to the news while he worked.
His workbench wasn't nearly as luxurious as Tony Stark's, and his tools were extremely crude. It looked more like a blacksmith's workbench than a scientist's.
The news about Stark Industries began to play on the TV again. Anton would get excited every time this kind of news was played.
"A great era is coming. Stark Industries' brand-new plan, the development of the moon, is about to begin!" Tony Stark was dazzling on the TV.
"A liar." Ivan spat, but he didn't stop working.
There were no beautiful blueprints on his workbench, only some rough paper and pencil sketches.
But what he made wasn't rough at all.
"He and his father are both liars. They stole your ideas, old Anton." Ivan turned around and looked at Anton, who was trembling on the bed.
"Without the information you brought from the Soviet Union, Stark wouldn't have been able to conceive and design the reactor. But they deprived you of everything. At the same time, they deprived me of everything. "Ivan was very agile.
"Our country is weak and poor. I've never had a meaningful life in all these years. "Ivan was already a middle-aged man. He was actually about the same age as Tony Stark.
But the burden of life made him look twenty years older than his actual age.
"The father and son will soon pay the price. I'm going to make Stark Industries beyond redemption." Ivan took out a box from his clothes.
It was a small box made of lead. When the box was opened, there were several tiny metal strips inside.
The metal strip didn't look special. It was just like ordinary iron wire, but it was made in a special way.
When Ivan stuffed the tiny metal strips into a suggested module, he started it.
The faint blue light began to slowly radiate, from dark to bright. This was an Arc Reactor. It may not be as exquisite as the one made by Tony, nor as powerful as the one made by Tony.
But Ivan succeeded, and the world's second miniature Arc Reactor was born in his hands.
The faint blue light reflected Ivan's cheeks, which were full of vicissitudes. There was an indescribable smile on his face.
The familiar light also shone into Anton's eyes, and he said with his last bit of strength. "You, where did you get this palladium?"
High-purity palladium is not cheap and very difficult to buy. In a small country like Georgia, there is not even a rare metal monopoly company.
Most of the precious rare metals are imported. Where did Ivan get palladium?
This is not palladium used as a decoration, but the real element palladium.
"Don't ask me where I got these things, old Anton, you just know that the day of our revenge is coming." Ivan's face was crazy.
"Iron Man, Stark Industries. And those arrogant and ignorant Americans, those who look down on me. I will show them who is an important role in the world. "
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