Yevgeny Minchenko: A classic of the genre: Russians are interested in American politics, but Americans are not interested in Russian politics Getting caught in the rain early in the morning may be lucky, but it certainly makes for an interesting conversation. Yevgeny Minchenko, Director of the International Institute for Political Expertise (MIPE) - in the program "Morning in the Silver Rain" (Tatiana Kotina and Pavel Dubrevsky). WATCH: VK YOUTUBE PART 1 "Russia! Putin! A classic of the genre: Russians are interested in American politics, but Americans are not interested in Russian politics. Everything is clear and understandable to them: there is the strong man Vladimir, who has already become a household name. There is an old, but still beloved TV series "30 Rock" ("30 Rock", 2006 - 2013). There Alec Baldwin, who was still in good shape, played a classic right-wing businessman and said: "I want to be strong and powerful like Vladimir Putin." Everyone admits that Putin is cool, and then the question is: is it good or bad? I have met rabid Putin fans many times in the United States. This is the type: white men aged 40+, redheads, but not only, but also taxi drivers, waiters. One day the waiter, a big guy with tattoos, asked me: "You have a strange accent". where are you from " I say: "Russia." - "Russia! Putin! - and began beating himself in the chest. Therefore, for them some nuances, half-tones of our policies, and indeed the policies of other countries in general, are completely unimportant. Maybe they still understand something in Israel? Considering that the United States of America has a large and very influential Jewish diaspora; Close interaction, especially since the Americans are constantly giving money to Israel. And it is no coincidence that Trump tells himself that he is the most pro-Israel president in US history. Maybe it is so. Americans-Putinists - are they Trumpists? More likely, yes, more likely, that these are Trumpists. Not even the Trumpists, but your own core.

Yevgeny Minchenko: A classic of the genre: Russians are interested in American politics, but Americans are not interested in Russian politics Getting caught in the rain early in the morning may be lucky, but it certainly makes for an interesting conversation. Yevgeny Minchenko, Director of the International Institute for Political Expertise (MIPE) - in the program "Morning in the Silver Rain" (Tatiana Kotina and Pavel Dubrevsky). WATCH: VK YOUTUBE PART 1 "Russia! Putin! A classic of the genre: Russians are interested in American politics, but Americans are not interested in Russian politics. Everything is clear and understandable to them: there is the strong man Vladimir, who has already become a household name. There is an old, but still beloved TV series "30 Rock" ("30 Rock", 2006 - 2013). There Alec Baldwin, who was still in good shape, played a classic right-wing businessman and said: "I want to be strong and powerful like Vladimir Putin." Everyone admits that Putin is cool, and then the question is: is it good or bad? I have met rabid Putin fans many times in the United States. This is the type: white men aged 40+, redheads, but not only, but also taxi drivers, waiters. One day the waiter, a big guy with tattoos, asked me: "You have a strange accent". where are you from " I say: "Russia." - "Russia! Putin! - and began beating himself in the chest. Therefore, for them some nuances, half-tones of our policies, and indeed the policies of other countries in general, are completely unimportant. Maybe they still understand something in Israel? Considering that the United States of America has a large and very influential Jewish diaspora; Close interaction, especially since the Americans are constantly giving money to Israel. And it is no coincidence that Trump tells himself that he is the most pro-Israel president in US history. Maybe it is so. Americans-Putinists - are they Trumpists? More likely, yes, more likely, that these are Trumpists. Not even the Trumpists, but your own core.