One more loan - and the matter will go away

The pioneer of the oil industry of Galicia, Stanislav Shchepanovsky, boldly took loans and built oil wells, changing the face of the region. But in 1899, his business ended in a loud scandal. What was it - a big dream that was ahead of its time, or a financial scam? Let's try to figure it out.
Background music: “I Walk With Ghosts” - Scott Buckley

Джерела
Книги
Sławomir Koper, Tomasz Stańczyk. Ostatnie lata polskiego Lwowa.
Газетні статті
Діло 01.10.1899, 10.11.1899
Przegląd polityczny, społeczny i literacki 03.10.1899
Slowo Polskie 01.10.1899-17.11.1899
Stanisław Szczepanowski. Nędza Galicyi w cyfrach i program energicznego rozwoju gospodarstwa krajowego

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