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Bill BrowderRed Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice
Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2015A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
To protect investors, Browder defies a Russian oligarch, and as a result one member of the Hermitage team is murdered. Should Browder never have invested in Russia, or was he right to go there and stand up for his company? Defend your view.
Suggest three ways to resolve Browder’s business dispute with Vladimir Potanin that might avoid the tragedy that ensues.
Why do Russians like to say that their stories never have happy endings?
The Soviet system fails, market reforms are introduced, and promptly billionaires begin to take over, confirming the worst fears of the communists. Suggest legislation that might rectify this situation without re-nationalizing the industries involved.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin sometimes exercises dictatorial powers, yet he is widely popular in his country. Explain why this might be true, especially in Russia.
Describe briefly the Russian proverb about the Magic Fish and how it relates to Browder’s investments in Russia.
You visit a foreign country, where you are arrested. The authorities threaten to torture you unless you confess to a crime you didn’t commit that will land you in prison for several years. What choice would you make, and why?
An acquaintance suddenly comes into an enormous amount of money and offers you a comfortable lifetime annuity if you will agree to hold indefinitely in your name a portion of her new wealth in the form of large real estate holdings. Would you agree to it or not? Defend your position.
Why is pushing legislation through the US Congress called “sausage making”?
Some people believe that practices in other countries that offend our sensibilities should be resisted, while others argue that different cultures have unique moral systems and ought to be left alone. Is there a universal code of conduct that everyone should adhere to, or do the complexities of cultures and societies mean that the locals know best? Explain your viewpoint.
