Russians on Trump sets out to show a view of Donald Trump that has gotten very little exposure in the American media but is critically important: the perspective of Russia. News, analysis and commentary about Trump, drawn directly from the Russian press — before 2016, during the election campaign, and after his surprise win — fill crucial gaps in the knowledge of what the Trump-Russia relationship means to both sides.
Publication Date: May 7, 2018
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Russians on Trump traces the relationship of Trump and Russia from 1997 to the present day. It looks at the personal image that Trump projects in Russia, the inferences that Russian analysts make from his statements, and the unforeseen reverberations of his policies. Fascinating, enlightening and entertaining, this collection will interest both serious scholars and anyone with an interest in digging deeper into the Trump presidency.
Edited by:Laurence Bogoslaw (pdf) Foreword by:Mark Galeotti ISBN: 978-1-879944-89-3
Publication Date: April 2018
Language: English
Pages: 402 (paperback)
PROLOGUE Business, Buildings and Beauty
One Visit, Then Another: General Lebed Tries to Make His Way into Kremlin Through the U.S.
Patrick Buchanan: Scandalous Strategist
Trump Brings N.Y. to Moscow
Billionaire Donald Trump on Brink of Bankruptcy Again
Marketing Florida Condos to Moscow's Elite
Donald Trump to Sell His Name
Georgia Getting Its Own Trump Tower
Universe of Billionaires
Crocus Group Owner Aras Agalarov: A Beauty Pageant Is More Profitable Than State Construction Projects
Donald Trump Plans to Build Office Center in Russia Similar to N.Y. Trump Tower
Donald Trump in New Emin Video
PART ONE. The Trump Campaign (2015-2016)
1.1 Chemistry and Spin: Putin, Trump and Other US Candidates
U.S. Presidential Hopeful Trump Says He and Putin Would Be Pals
What President Trump Would Mean for Russia
Trump Slams Obama, Gives Putin An 'A' for Leadership
Odd Checks, Asymmetrical Balances
Losing the Trump Card
From Hillary to Trump: What the Kremlin Can Expect from the Candidates
Who's Afraid of Donald Trump?
(Editorial)—Antidemocracy
White House and Television: Who Invented Donald Trump?
Exceptional Case
Through the Looking Glass
Trump As a Mirror
Hillary or Donald, It's All Nuts
1.2. Forecasts and Analyses
Is Mr. Trump the Next U.S. President?
Breaking Democracy's Morals: the Trump Phenomenon Makes U.S. Politics Look More Like Those of Europe
The America Watchers
Russia-U.S. Relations After the Election: 'We Will Be Ready for a New Start'
U.S. Gives Another Reason to Believe Its Democracy Is Deeply Flawed
Good-Bye Familiar America? U.S. Foreign Policy: A Forecast Until 2024
PART TWO. 'Black Swan': Responses To Trump's Victory
2.1. How Did This Happen?
Trump Card: A Donald Trump Fan Club Watched the Unthinkable Unfold in Moscow
Hey Trump, Come on Over!
Actor's Triumph: What to Expect From the U.S. President-Elect
Four Years for White Men
Transatlantic Backlash
The U.S. Has Sneezed and Now Russia Will Catch a Cold
In Search of a Russian Trump
Sergei Glazyev: 'Trump Needs Help!'
2.2. What Next? Forecasts of a New World Order
The Shape of Things to Come
Will Donald Trump Abolish NATO ?
Two Faces of American Capitalism
Will Trump Tear Up the Nuclear Deal with Iran?
How Will Russia Respond to Trump?
What Will the Middle East Look Like Under Putin and Trump?
Europe Turns Toward Russia in Major Foreign Policy Change
What Are the Implications of Israeli-U.S. Conflict over U.N. Resolution?
Battle of Ideas in Washington
'There's No Reset Button. We're Either Going to Get Along or We're Not'
PART THREE. The Story of Trump's 'Russia Ties'
3.1. The Trump Team's Contacts With Russia and Former Soviet Republics
Trump Changes Horses
Republican Party of Regions
Why Donald Trump Is Not a Putin Agent
The Crimea for Lease: A Russian Trail in Settlement Plans for Ukraine
Russian Lawyer Tells State TV She Met Trump Jr. to Ask for 'Help'
Kremlin Not Surprised By Media Reports on Eavesdropping on Russian Ambassador to U.S.
Senator Blasts Resignation of Trump's National Security Adviser Over Russia Contacts
Rendezvous Without Hope for a Reset
Dancing with Washington
Russian Ambassador Kislyak on Meeting with Trump Adviser Flynn: 'There Were No Secrets'
3.2 Spying on the Competition: The Hacking Scandal
Spying on Uncle Sam
One Hack Too Far
Attacks From Moscow: Did the U.S. Believe in Russian Hackers?
America Comes Out on Different Sides of Russia
Five-Fake Report
Watergate for Trump
A World Without Illusions, Myths
'Dangerous But Predictable': How Russia Spooked the World with Hackers and Prostitutes
PART FOUR. President Trump: The First 200 Days Of Foreign Policy
4.1. 'Paying Their Fair Share': Europe and NATO
Munich: Cold Talk
Seducing Europe
Munich Shows Western Elite's Total Discombobulation
NATO: Trump's Burden
The Foundation of the West Is Shaken, Its Future Uncertain
The Whole Earth Minus the U.S.: The Consequences of America Exiting the Climate Agreement
How Trump Is Stealing Eastern Europe Right From Under Russia's Nose
The World Comes to Those Who Wait
Macron Displaces Merkel
4.2. Let's Crush ISIS Together: Terrorism and the Middle East
Moscow Proposes Trump Take a Different View of Iran
Will Tomorrow Come?
Trump to Halt Plan to Fight Islamic State with Russia
U.S. Strikes Syria: Trump Is a President Who No Longer Calls the Shots
Uncle Donald's Show
We Have Contact
President Trump Pushes for 'Arab NATO' in the Middle East
Trump Appears in the East
Top Salesman
Trial Agreement
4.3. Loose Cannons: Nuclear Policy and North Korea
Second Nuclear Century?
Donald Trump's Nuclear Policy: First Outlines
We Need An Iran Deal with North Korea
False Calm: Why Russia Prefers Not to Notice the Nuclear Crisis at Its Borders
Short Victorious War: U.S. President's Magic Wand to Wave in a Pinch
Mutually Assured Distraction
Nuclear Deterrence: An Eternal Guarantee
North Korea Nuclear Crisis: Why Russia's Attempt to Get Involved in the Big Game Is a Bad Idea
4.4. Can We Be Friends? Russian-American Relations
Trumponomics
No Golden Opportunity
Russian Matryoshka: How Many Demands for Trump Can Hide Inside Putin?
Sergei Lavrov: 'We Are Willing to Work with the Donald Trump Administration on the Entire Agenda'
Honeymoon
Kremlin and White House Intent on Eliminating Negative Balance
'They Tricked Us': White House Didn't Expect Tass Photographer to Cover Trump-Lavrov Meeting
Lavrov Briefed Putin on His Meeting with Trump
Opponents Shake Hands: Results of the First Meeting Between Putin and Trump
Worse Than Under Obama: Why New U.S. Sanctions Have Caused Panic in Moscow
Statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry
How Putin Expelled Diplomats and Hinted at Cooperation with the U.S.
After Sanctions, There's No Way Back
Sanctions
'Trump Is His Own Person'
Epilogue. Where Things Stand in Russian-American Relations
A Generation Raised On Meddling
How the New Cold War Is Getting Out of Control
Head in the Sand
The 'Russian Trail' Saga: How Trump's Hopes Were Lifted and Then Dashed Again
Cold Peace and Hybrid War: How Russia Will Respond to New Sanctions
Why Trump, Putin Only Chatted on the Sidelines
Timeline of Relevant Events During Trump's Candidacy and Presidency
Laurence Bogoslaw - editor
Putting together this book has been a fascinating experience. Besides winnowing the extensive coverage of Donald Trump's campaign and presidency in the Current Digest of the Russian Press, we ended up translating a number of other articles that took on added relevance in retrospect — on Trump's prior contacts in Russia, his team members' background, etc. All in all, what emerges is a nuanced picture of Trump, from quite a diversity of angles, that I personally find quite interesting — both as a Russia specialist and as an American.
James Cahoy - publisher
In current news coverage, I don't believe there are any two words that are tied together as much as "Trump" and "Russia." No relationship has been reported on, analyzed, or speculated about as much as the one between our 45th president and America's former cold war rival. Contained in the pages of Russians on Trump, you will find new insights into that relationship from the Russian side. This book provides fascinating, educational and unique perspectives on the events that have riveted Western audiences for years now. I hope you enjoy it!
Endorsements
If you want to know what the Russians think of Donald Trump, there's no better way than reading what they say about him in their press - and there's no better and more comprehensive survey of that than this book. Mark Galeotti, professor and senior researcher, Institute of International Relations Prague
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