inked_finch's profile picture

inked_finch's review

5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
informative mysterious reflective medium-paced
adventurous tense medium-paced

A financial adventurous tale about investing in a myriad of arbitrary opportunities in Russia after the fall of the wall. Likewise, a story about Russia's transformation from communism to totalitarianism, and how the Putin administration uses illegal creative tricks to take down their enemies, almost exclusively to avoid showing weakness.

jrainey626's review

5.0

Excellent story!

Very interesting about investing in the Russian market when the USSR was dismantled and the repercussions when an American tries to get into that market and made a load of money, and how the Russians fought back with corruption and threats/crime to “win.”
dark informative sad medium-paced
fast-paced

poor writer and unsympathetic narrator, but interesting background on the Magnitsky Act
informative mysterious medium-paced

lots to think about with this fantastic read...how would I act; the risks taken by the author as a new businessman and throughout his career, what happens next? How does one react to cultural differences? How does one balance work and personal commitments?
Thank you to my dentist for a great recommendation.