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Red Notice

a True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice
May 24, 2017GLNovak rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Now I know how there came to be billionaires in Russia today. No it wasn't through sheer hard work. These people, mostly in government either as politicians or as government workers, systematically connived, cheated, lied, and stole their way to riches. Bill Browder built a very successful business in Russia by dealing in companies that had been totally undervalued when Yeltsen began privatizing so many government enterprizes. Then he found his business 'stolen' completely without his knowledge. Thus began the tale he relates in this book. The language is clear with easily understood explanations of who the players were (and are still) and the many machinations, intimidations, tortures that were perpetrated. It was interesting to see that our own Khrystia Freeland, at the time a journalist for the Financial Times, reported on the case for the free world. Yes, there are good Russians, like Sergei Magnitsky who died from torture for his beliefs, but for every one trying to fight for a better country, there are scores who look for only power and wealth. This whole thing left a very nasty taste in my mouth.