I know several people whose families have these &quot;scars&quot;. These stories are rather common and didn&#x27;t happen just in Eastern Europe. In my country (Portugal) they happened during decolonization of Africa [1]. Most people lost everything.<p>As difficult as to get wealth is to keep it.<p>[1] - Great book about decolonization of Angola written by a foreigner (Polish journalist): <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Another-Day-Life-Ryszard-Kapuscinski&#x2F;dp&#x2F;0375726292" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Another-Day-Life-Ryszard-Kapuscinski&#x2F;d...</a>