{"product_id":"what-russians-think-hardcover","title":"What Russians Think - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOlga Childs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book tells the story of modern-day Russia on a world stage, as seen from the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussian perspective. A vocal activist of the Russian diaspora in London, the author sets\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eout the historic background to the Russian prevailing worldview, and explains the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussian sentiment on issues of public interest, including: Putin, Democracy, sex and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erelationships, Gay rights, Ukraine and Crimea, U.S. sanctions, the 2016 Presidential elections, et cetera.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStories of Boris Berezovsky, Boris Nemtsov, the novichok poisonings, and the current\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esituation around Alexey Navalny, who has once been among the author's personal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efriends, are set up and explained as they are viewed by the majority in Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author goes into detail concerning history, origins and chaotic nature of the Russian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esanctions in the United States, using the stories of certain specific sanctioned\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eindividuals, and the effects the sanctions are having on the country and its elites. She\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edebunks certain myths of Russiagate, explaining, for example, the error in translation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Putin's statement at the Putin-Trump summit in Helsinki press-conference, as well as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esetting why the common Western understanding of how Russian interference in the 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eelection may have worked, is implausible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a recurring storytelling device, the author uses her family's history in the Soviet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnion, her privileged childhood, her memories of the USSR's collapse, and later the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estory of her own adventures in Russia and its politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 348\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47286940336377,"sku":"9781087975733","price":32.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/RnhuTXVZR0J3bzE2SE9WWFdHQnc3UT09.webp?v=1769112542","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/what-russians-think-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}