-American Russian Cultural Foundation March 1943. The first Soviet Zebras and their American training counterparts on the tarmac in Elizabeth City, NC For 19 months during World War II, President Roosevelt and Premier Stalin did the inconceivable! They authorized a little-known mission called Project Zebra, which was finally declassified in 2013, making it... Learn More

Colonel Maxim Chibisov’s US Navy-issued ID card used during Project Zebra, and kept as a keepsake the rest of his life When Hitler destroyed 80 percent of the Soviet air force during the early days of World War II, the decorated Russian air hero, Colonel Maxim Chibisov, was hand-picked by Comrade Joseph Stalin... Learn More

Circa 1944. 300 Russian airmen secretly trained by US Navy pilots in North Carolina to fly huge, state-of-the-art warplanes built by America to Russian specs “FASCINATING. CLASSY. HEARTFELT. HISTORY DONE RIGHT.” “UNIQUE MOMENT IN TIME. SKILLFULLY CAPTURED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.” “LIKE SITTING ON A PORCH LISTENING TO YOUR GRANDFATHER VIVIDLY RECITE AN OLD... Learn More

U.S. Navy Lt. Gregory Gagarin (an MIT graduate) surrounded by Russian officers on a hill in North Carolina as he explained the American political system...in Russian As long as I can remember, Russians have been the people “we love to hate.” During the 1944 Dewey-Roosevelt Presidential election, Dewy promised voters said he... Learn More

American and Russian allies pause at Wilbur & Wright Memorial in North Carolina during top-secret Project Zebra. (circa 1944) Russia and America were borne of radically different circumstances. So, it is not surprising that each has country’s social philosophies, political systems, and cultural traditions are radically different. Ironically, for reasons too numerous... Learn More

Tino De Angelis (l) , AKA The Salad Oil King and zillionaire Warren Buffet (r) in their respective offices. THE ANSWER? They both made a killing with The American Express Company. But there was a DIFFERENCE… Tino built a $13 billion pre-internet scam that brought down two blueblood brokerages and halted trading on the... Learn More

Tino De Angelis (l) , AKA The Salad Oil King, and Vito Corleone (r), AKA The Godfather, knew how to pull the strings behind the scenes THE ANSWER? Both were unscrupulous yet loyal. Violent yet romantic. Greedy yet benevolent. But there were distinct differences between the two men… Vito Corleone was the figment of... Learn More

Tino De Angelis (l) , AKA The Salad Oil King, and zillionaire Gordon Gekko (r) explain their respective investment strategies. THE ANSWER? Both men used inventive schemes to amass billions on the various stock exchanges. But there were differences… Gekko was a sophisticated, educated Wall Street inspired by real people and real events. Insider information... Learn More

Tino De Angelis (l) , AKA The Salad Oil King and the legendary Robin Hood (r) at their place of business THE ANSWER? The both robbed from the rich and gave to the poor. But there were distinct differences between the two men… There are no Robin Hood corporate books that recorded Robin’s gifting. So,... Learn More

We live in a world of soundbites. Everybody wants you to get to the point in the least possible time. The above video was meant to give prospective readers a brief, but substantive peek under the tent. Alas, Save the Last Dance is not for everybody. It’s meant for the reader who believes... Learn More