W3 Book Club - “Red Notice” by Bill Browder
by Teri E. Popp & Laura Chin, Tastemakers in Residence
W3 Book Club investigated the Russian spy underworld in Bill Browder’s non-fiction book “Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice.” Browder, an American financier, founded Hermitage Capital Management, the largest foreign investor in Russia until 2005.
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When Browder’s Russian lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, uncovered a $230 million dollar fraud perpetrated by Russian government officials, Magnitsky was murdered in 2009. Since that time, Browder has been on a campaign to make Russia pay for its crimes, leading to the enactment of the Magnitsky Act, which seeks to punish Russia for the death of Browder’s business partner.
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Our spy-host extraordinaire, Dorothy, served the following on her appropriately red colored decor:
Vodka, Red & White Wine
Zakuski
*Deviled Eggs, Russian Style
*Blini with Smoked Salmon and Creme Fraiche
*Putin’s Crab Imperial
Obed
*Shasiek (Lamb Kabobs)
*Tomatoes with Garlic and Cheese
*Griby Smetane (Mushrooms)
*Carrot and Apple Salad
*Bread
Desert
*Russian Tea Cakes
*Coffee and Tea
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And we all enjoyed a smashing time!! But don’t tell anyone!!
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