Russian Author Olga Childs on the Russian Perspective in 2022

This week on MOATS: The Podcast Bonus EpisodeThis week's guest is author of "What Russians Think: Everything you should know, but didn't bother to ask" Olga Childs. The author is a British lawyer and diaspora activist, who grew up in the Soviet Union and later returned to Russia, on occasion, to work in politics and the media. The book reflects on social, cultural and political issues on in and against Russia. She explores, in greater details, the topic of U.S., EU and UK sanctions against Russian individuals and businesses, and gives a unique perspective on origin and impact of some of the sanctions decisions, including U.S. Treasury sanctions on businessman Oleg Deripaska, as well as an assessment of how sanctions are viewed in Russia and how the society reacts to them.Last but not least, the book reflects on the impact that Russiagate and Russophobia have had on the practical lives and political leanings of the former Russians who are long-term residents of the United States and United Kingdom.The Mother of all Talk Shows" is broadcast live every Sunday 7pm GMT on Youtube and Sputnik Radio. MOATS is the open university of the airwaves to millions of people all over the world @moatstvThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Get bonus content on Patreon Become a MOATS Graduate at https://plus.acast.com/s/moatswithgorgegalloway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.