Philosophers' Legacy

The Philosopher's Legacy was an extremely large sum of money (roughly thirty billion dollars) collected by the highest powers in China, Russia and the United States (calling themselves the Philosophers) around the time of World War II. When the Philosophers started to disband after the war, Colonel Volgin's father started to take the Philosophers' Legacy and place it in banks through-out Switzerland, Australia and Hong Kong. The money was then passed down to Volgin himself, who used the money to build Graniny Gorki and Groznyj Grad, as well as invest tons of money into the Shagohod project.

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What remained of the Philosopher's Legacy eventually made it's way back to America in 1964 thanks to Ocelot, who stole it from Colonel Volgin. It is then hinted that the money was used to revive the American segment of the Philosophers (who then became the Patriots)