Heaven (2013) and Empire of Freedom: Values and Phobias of U.S. Society (2016). Written when the United States were being cast in a negative light by Russian state media, the books sought to acquaint ordinary Russians with the America beneath its “ideological blanket” by documenting the customs and daily features of life in the country, from American eating habits to the phenomenon of the teenage babysitter. The first book was an immediate bestseller in Russia and was praised by The New York Times’ then-Moscow Bureau Chief Ellen Barry, who described the author as “suggesting, in his soft way, that Russian leaders would benefit from understanding what Americans are like.” In an atypical show of interest toward a foreign-language work, The New York Times also translated and published select excerpts from the book on its website. The book and its sequels have not yet been translated into English. Selected books «Кто есть кто в команде Трампа?» (Who is Who in Trump's Team). Moscow: Eksmo, 2017. «Империя свободы: ценности и фобии американского общества» (Empire of Freedom: Values and Phobias of U.S. Society). Moscow: Eksmo, 2016. «Америка: исчадие рая» (America: Bane of Heaven). Moscow: Eksmo, 2013. «Америка: живут же люди!» (America—What a Life!). Moscow: Eksmo, 2012. «Противостояние. Россия. США» (Standoff: United States-Russia) (Foreword by Alexander Voloshin;Comments by Vladimir Solovyov). Moscow: Eksmo, 2009. «Второй новый миропорядок: Геополитические головоломки» (The Second New World Order: Geopolitical Puzzles). Moscow: Eksmo, 2009. Co-authored books «Русский вираж: куда идет Россия?» (The Russian Turn: Where Is Russia Headed?). With Vladimir Solovyov. Moscow: Eksmo, 2014. «Путин—Медведев. Что дальше?» (Putin—Medvedev: What’s Next?). With Vladimir Solovyov. Moscow: Eksmo, 2010. «В кулуарах Вашингтона: умонастроения истеблишмента США в годы второго срока президента Джорджа Буша (2005-2008)» (In Washington’s Corridors of Power: The Mindset of the American Elite During George W. Bush’s Second Term, 2005-2008). With Lev Belousov. Moscow: Stepanenko, 2009. International Communication: A Media Literacy Approach, with Art Silverblatt. New York: M. E. Sharpe, 2004. Selected articles (in English) “Russia: Regaining its Position as a Leading World Newsmaker.” Valdai Discussion Club. Aug. 7, 2013. “The New World Order.” International Journal. Vol. 63, No. 2, Spring 2008. “Limited Possibilities and Possible Limitations.” Russia in Global Affairs. No.1, Jan-March, 2005. “Iraq in the Context of Post-Soviet Policy.” Mediterranean Quarterly. Vol.14, No.2, Spring 2004. “The United States, Russia, and the New Challenges.” Demokratizatsiya. Vol.11, No.1, Winter 2003. With Michael J. McFaul. “A Half-Democratic Russia Will Always be a Half-Ally