The same is correct for any "liberal" society, without exceptions. USA, Germany, France, et cetera they are all imitative democracy states. Money always wins here.

By transporting the gold out of country, the government have control of it no matter what happens. Maybe aGermany would be better?

“I think, actually, the International Space Station is still an example of what our nations can accomplish when they work together,” Michael Hopkins said.

“We, on our part, are planning to go to Huston in June… because it’s very important for the propaganda of our joint scientific space program; in order to tell the people about the outstanding project, which is the International Space Station,” Oleg Kotov said.

According to Kotov, his colleagues and he have warm relations not only with Hopkins, but many NASA astronauts.

I can't believe this BS. It has been almost 70 years since the US stole Germany's gold reserves and they are yet to give that back. And adding to that the US debt now exceeds $17 trillion. I'd say that US is the worst place to send the gold reserves right now.

Reform in 1947 achieved its goal, actually...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hE2B-XJioI

Financial system was restored and worked until dissolution of the USSR. This shows how great was the difference between the real goals of the reforms in 1991, and stated goals.

Lookin on history, russia is a wolf. When Sovjet get formed millions died, millions have died in the russian wars. Know with a new leader Russia is starting to look out of its own boarders. To be a neighbour country to Russia would scare the hell out of me If I was a leader (not under russia hands). If I were them I would send all my gold to a neutral country that shown international stability during any event the 150 last years. US have not have a war in the country, only pearl harbour bombing. Regards to stability and its power US is the best place to send a country gold. If you sends it to a neighbour country that might be under russian influece somehow, the chance is bigger to never see the gold.

If more parts in Ukraine becomes a fedaration of Russia, I rather keep the Ukrainian gold reserve a other place. This if something happens, then "Ukraine" has resources that backs up the people elected goverment if they go in exile, if a intervention are started.

What is strange I think, is that a russian speaking minority are so rude that they want to rip a country to pieces just because they talk russian and are from or born by russians. Regardless of historical border lines. in the 21 century we can not look on history and do claims from that, there will be wars over and over again because everybody is entitled to their history. And never be peace and social growth. If they love Russia so move to the promised land russia.
Such beheavior just encourage other countries not to help  people needing it into their countries to help, because later they will have independence, in 10, in 50 or 100 years....and civil war arises.

Norway for example could go to war to Sweden and claim the land their lost for hundreds a year of. Norway with is echonomy could build a military that Sweden could dream off. Also Norway could got to war towards Denmarkbecause historically it was Norwegian. What about claiming Iceland also, it was Norwegian also during the Viking area. There is plenty of reasons to claim land for any country if looking historical on it.

Just my thoughts...

Well not true at all... Destabilize one country and that it is a USA way for decades now.

Many people are triying to sympathize Gorbachev, but it's a result of ignorance. Just read something about his confiscatory reforms and you will understand why he should be imprisoned. These "reforms" can only be described as an economical crime.

For example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFzma3Rr8Q8

Maybe, somebody will describe contents of this video.

By the way, something similar now happening in the Ukraine... SCSE,  crazy inflation rate and the upcoming financial reform.

What are the monetary reforms for? So as to repair a country's financial system, that was disrupted by some events. Most often a country's financial system is disrupted by war. Post-war monetary reforms is a normal event, applicable not only to Russia. What is a monetary reform? It is either the introduction of a new monetary unit or a change of its size. There are two types of monetary reforms: Compensatory and Confiscationary. The most representative example of the confiscationary monetary reform, is the reform of 1991. To reiterate, "confiscationary" means that part of the monetary volume is removed from the circulation - confiscation of that money.

That was the main goal of monetary reform of 1991. Why? Because by that time the monetary system of the Soviet Union was practically completely destroyed. People amassed significant amounts of money, while the shelves of the shops were empty. A card distribution system was introduced for sausages, butter, and, even, vodka. Previously the card system was used only during The War and was cancelled together with the monetary reform of 1947. How could it happen that the financial system was destroyed without a war, even though the Afghan war should not be written off? The answer is simple. In 1973, thanks to Gadaffi, there was an oil crisis and oil prices skyrocketed to all time highs. Soviet Union got hooked on the oil drug needle. In 1985 the oil prices collapsed, and together with the oil prices, the economy of the Soviet Union collapsed as well. And after that, the Soviet Union itself.

One way or another, on the 22nd of January 1991, late in the evening, there appears a publication of the Presidential Decree by the President of the USSR, Mihail Gorbachev, announcing a monetary reform. It cooked down to removal from circulation of the largest for that time monetary bank notes, valuing 50 and 100 roubles. The citize4ns get a chance of exchanging these bank notes into smaller-denominated bank notes, but not exceeding the total sum of 1000 roubles per person, and only within 3 days, 23th-25th of January 1991. The information about exchange of the notes is written down in the person's passport. If you accumulated 5000 roubles, say to buy a car, you would get exchanged 1000 roubles, while the remaining 4000 were lost. Tough luck. By this means the Ministry of Finance tries to remove from the circulation 81 billion roubles. As the result, they managed to confiscate "only" 14 billion roubles. The reform was a failure. Why? It looks like those who had the most money knew about the reform beforehand and were prepared. Some found other loopholes. The decree was published in the evening, while it came into power only by next morning. They had the whole night. One could hail a taxi with a driver who hadn't yet heard about the reform, and ask him to exchange a 100 rouble note. One could send to oneself or to the relatives large sums of money via Postal money transfer from post offices in the railway stations, where those post offices were open almost 24 hours. One could buy 10 tickets for a train ride Moscow - Vladivostock, and return them on the next day. And so on. (From translator: Oh bugger. One could, if Bitcoin existed then, also convert roubles to BTC, and then back again. Is that why BTC is frowned upon in Russia? To make reforms easier.) The night from 22nd to the 23rd of January 1991 was a very restless one.

The reform didn't reach its goal, but had exceptionally negative repercussions. Firstly, the trust in the government was undermined. After all, only a few days before the reform there were statements from high-ranking officials, that there will be no reform (From translator: the same situation as during the reform of 1947 and especially 1961). 12 days before the presidential decree, the minister of finances, Valentin Pavlov assures everyone that there will be no reform, and he does so during the meeting of the Supreme Council of USSR. "What are you talking about", he said, "a reform needs at least two years of preparation".

Valentin Pavlov is probably the most unpopular finance minister in the history of Russia. He was born in 1937, had a big bureaucratic career, after school, financial university, after the the Kalinin regional executive office in Moscow, Ministry of Finances of Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR),  Ministry of Finances of USSR, state planning office, again MinFin of USSR, State committee of Price Creation, again MinFin of USSR (as the minister), and then Prime Minister of USSR. Finally GKCHP (coup government), and Matrosskaja Tishina (prison).

Secondly, as the confiscation of money failed, a new step towards normalisation of the financial system was undertaken, which was even less popular among the populace. Already two months after the reform the prices for all good were abruptly increased - tripling on average. And the age of inflation of the 1990s had started.

Russia has a great interest in having a destabilised country for a neighbour, for just long enough to take advantage of the destabilisation to take over the country.

Considering Russia did occupied Hungary after WW2 and build ( well rebuild it ), started projects like underground transport system, and other projects I still think Russia has a big influence there and would get gold or at least some part of it....

Many people are triying to sympathize Gorbachev, but it's a result of ignorance. Just read something about his confiscatory reforms and you will understand why he should be imprisoned. These "reforms" can only be described as an economical crime.

For example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFzma3Rr8Q8

Maybe, somebody will describe contents of this video.

By the way, something similar now happening in the Ukraine... SCSE,  crazy inflation rate and the upcoming financial reform.

Ukraine will never see one dollar of the IMF money. What the IMF is going to do is to substitute Ukrainian indebtedness to the IMF for Ukrainian indebtedness to Western banks. The IMF will hand over the money to the Western banks, and the Western banks will reduce Ukraine’s indebtedness by the amount of IMF money. Instead of being indebted to the banks, Ukraine will now be indebted to the IMF”…

(Note: With the help of the EU and the US, a central banker allied with the West is now the President of the Ukraine. His name is: Oleksandr Turchynov).

Strong willed woman doesn't mean feminist at least it isn't supposed to mean that

They shouldn't try these people for treason. Rather they should be tried for the death of close to 20 million people, who lost their lives in the post-USSR economic collapse (13 million in Russia, most of the remaining in Ukraine). And the no.1 perpetrator was the drunkard Yeltsin. Gorbachev played his part, but he was only no.2.

The chances are so. I don't understand the need to take the gold to the US. If they were fearful of a Russian invasion, then they could take the gold to some of the neighboring nations, such as Hungary or Slovakia.

Meanwhile the salaries are going to remain the same, and in UAH.