Considering Martin Stein is a super genius, it took him a while to pull out the future card when confronted with Valentina Vostok and her plans for Soviet Firestorms. When he finally does use this particular method, he informs Vostok how things turn out for the Soviet Union in the aftermath of the Cold War and how the economy completely collapses in 1991 and the state is left in ruins. Still, even though Stein pulled this WTF trick out of his pocket, the ever-calm Vostok wasnt bothered in the slightest.