What Russians Think

The book tells the story of modern-day Russia on a world stage as seen from theRussian perspective. A vocal activist of the Russian diaspora in London the author setsout the historic background to the Russian prevailing worldview and explains theRussian sentiment on issues of public interest including: Putin Democracy sex andrelationships Gay rights Ukraine and Crimea U.S. sanctions the 2016 Presidential elections et cetera.Stories of Boris Berezovsky Boris Nemtsov the novichok poisonings and the currentsituation around Alexey Navalny who has once been among the authors personalfriends are set up and explained as they are viewed by the majority in Russia.The author goes into detail concerning history origins and chaotic nature of the Russiansanctions in the United States using the stories of certain specific sanctionedindividuals and the effects the sanctions are having on the country and its elites. Shedebunks certain myths of Russiagate explaining for example the error in translationof Putins statement at the Putin-Trump summit in Helsinki press-conference as well assetting why the common Western understanding of how Russian interference in the 2016election may have worked is implausible.As a recurring storytelling device the author uses her familys history in the SovietUnion her privileged childhood her memories of the USSRs collapse and later thestory of her own adventures in Russia and its politics.