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Russia's Americans Paperback – March 8, 2018
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- Print length178 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateMarch 8, 2018
- Dimensions6 x 0.42 x 9 inches
- ISBN-101984197126
- ISBN-13978-1984197122
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Product details
- Publisher : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1st edition (March 8, 2018)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 178 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1984197126
- ISBN-13 : 978-1984197122
- Item Weight : 11.5 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.42 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #6,962,415 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #6,128 in International Diplomacy (Books)
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About the author

Deena Stryker (formerly Deena Boyer) has published several books, in France and Italy, where she lived for many years, and in the U.S. She blogs at www.otherjones.com.
Her first book was "The Two Hundred Days of 8 1/2", published by MacMillan, Rororo, and Ediciones ERA in 1964 and republished by Garland in 1978. It follows Federico Fellini's creative process from day one to final editing of the film "8 1/2". Excerpts from this book constitute the narrative thread of the Criterion DVD of the film. It is currently out of print.
In 1963, Deena Boyer took advantage of her dual American/French citizenship to travel to Cuba and write the first Western feature on the revolution that was not derogatory. Published in the French weekly Paris-Match and in the Italian Settimo Giorno, these features earned Boyer an invitation to return, and privileged access to the leadership of the Cuban Revolution. Her book "When the Revolution Was Young" was not published until 2004, and was almost immediately put out of print. It features about 100 photos from the archive that was purchased by Duke University in 2008 and which can be seen on-line at http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/stryker. It was published as an e-book, augmented with notes and pictures from Deena Stryker's participation in the 2011 Havana Book Fair for its Italian edition, published by Zambon under the title "Giovane Cuba".
In the late sixties Deena Stryker spent six years behind the Iron Curtain, living and working in Poland and Hungary. That experience, which was followed by a decade in the U.S., where she studied Global Survival and Future Studies at U Mass at Amherst, led, in the eighties to the publication in France of "Une Autre Europe, Un Autre Monde", supported by the Centre National du Livre. In this work she explored the relationship of Western Europe to the United States, and proposed a process for reunification with Eastern Europe. The book also foresaw the dissolution of the Soviet Union, as well as the current trend in Turkish foreign policy toward greater involvement with the Muslim world.
After returning to the U.S. in 2000, Stryker wrote "The Case for Sacredness: A Cultural transformation from Linear to Circular thinking", revising it under the title "A Taoist Politics: The Case for Sacredness". This work uses the common features of oriental wisdom and the new physics and biology to propose a politics that would contribute to a sustainable world.
Deena Stryker's memoir: "Lunch with Fellini, Dinner with Fidel", begins with a Philadelphia teenager's move to postwar France and chronicles the events behind the preceding books, including her stint as speech writer in the Carter State Department, and the raising of two children.
Stryker plans to publish a collection of short stories, titled "Lovers and Others", a political essay titled "America Revealed to a Honey-Colored World", and to re-publish "The Two Hundred Days of *1/2".
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Deena Stryker’s Russia’s Americans is the first book I’m aware of that provides a glimpse into this group of people who, according to Stryker, number in the thousands.
Stryker, a seasoned international journalist, provides a narrative that alternates between background on Russia’s history, the perspective of her on-the-ground experience living in different parts of Europe during the Cold War, the roots of the tensions that arose between the two nuclear powers after the fall of the Soviet Union, and the snapshots she provides of several Americans who are living happy and economically stable lives in Russia.
Interestingly, nearly all of the American expats she spoke to during her 2017 trip to Russia referenced a “distaste for U.S. foreign policy.” All found it easy to make a living teaching English or in business and most had Russian partners or spouses. They generally found the Russian culture rich and more sophisticated and mature in many ways than the crass and materialistic ethos of the U.S.
One of the most interesting points in the book involves the discussion of whether Europe will finally extricate itself from the foreign policy grip of the U.S. Several examples are given of European leaders chafing under the pressure of the priorities imposed by the hegemon across the pond. This includes, among other things, pressure to enact and maintain sanctions on Russia even though it is against their economic interests. Moreover, the majority of Europeans don’t view Russia as an enemy but as an “interesting neighbor.” Recent events, however, have demonstrated that it will be a long time still before Europe truly goes its own way.
Another point explored is the poor quality of what passes for journalism in the U.S. about Russia. The author deconstructs several articles that have appeared in prominent American media outlets and how they distort Russia’s domestic conditions and foreign policy, thereby effectively misinforming their readers about an important topic rather than providing any meaningful insight.
In addition to the interesting perspective on Russia in general, this book piqued my interest to want to learn more about American expats living in Russia and their unique view. I wish the author could have profiled more of them.