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House of Trump, house of Putin the untold story of Donald Trump and the Russian mafia

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The story begins in the 1970s, when Donald Trump made his first splash in the booming, money-drenched world of New York real estate, and ends with Trump's inauguration as president of the United States. That moment was the culmination of Vladimir Putin's long mission to undermine Western democracy,...

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Main Author: Unger, Craig (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2018]
Subjects:
Trump, Donald, > 1946-
Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, > 1952-
Organized crime > Russia (Federation)
Political corruption > United States > History > 21st century.
Presidents > United States > Election.
United States > Politics and government > 21st century.
United States > Foreign relations > Russia (Federation)
Russia (Federation) > Foreign relations > United States.
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Summary:The story begins in the 1970s, when Donald Trump made his first splash in the booming, money-drenched world of New York real estate, and ends with Trump's inauguration as president of the United States. That moment was the culmination of Vladimir Putin's long mission to undermine Western democracy, a mission that he and his hand-selected group of oligarchs and Mafia kingpins had ensnared Trump in more than twenty years ago with the massive bailout of Trump hotel and casino failures in Atlantic City. And when the Cold War ended in 1991, Trump's apartments offered the perfect vehicle for billions of dollars to leave the collapsing Soviet Union. Journalist Craig Unger traces the deep-rooted alliance between high echelon American political operatives and the biggest players in the frightening underworld of the Russian Mafia. He traces Trump's ascent from foundering real estate tycoon to leader of the free world. He traces Russia's phoenix-like rise from the ashes of the post-Cold War Soviet Union as well as its ceaseless covert efforts to retaliate against the West and reclaim its status as a global superpower. Without Trump, Russia would have lacked a key component in its attempts to return to imperial greatness. Without Russia, Trump would not be president.
Physical Description:354 pages, 24 unnumbered leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-338) and index.
ISBN:9781524743505
152474350X
Author Notes:Craig Unger is an American journalist and writer, based in New York City. He is a graduate of Harvard University. His career includes former deputy editor of The New York Observer and former editor-in-chief of Boston Magazine. His work has been published in Vanity Fair, New York Magazine, Esquire, The New Republic, The New Yorker, and other publications. He has appeared as an analyst on MSNBC, CNN, the ABC Radio Network, and other broadcast outlets. He is the author of Blue Blood; House of Bush, House of Saud; The Fall of the House of Bush; American Armageddon; Boss Rove; When Women Win (with co-author Ellen Malcolm); and House of Trump, House of Putin.

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