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A Psychoanalytic Study of Political Leadership in the United States and Russia: Searching for Truth

Editor : Karyne E. Messina

Table of Contents

Part 1 - Looking Within
1. Why the Truth Is Essential in a Democracy: Pivoting Towards Evidence
Karyne E. Messina

2. Observations, Knowledge, and Speculation: What We Know and Don’t Know About Vladimir Putin
Karyne E. Messina

Part 2 - Understanding Vladimir Putin From an Eastern European’s Perspective
3. Interpreting Vladimir Putin From Afar Leads to Over-Simplification of Very Complex Relationships
Harry Gill

Part 3 - Investigating Vladimir Putin’s Personality: How Trauma Affected His Development
4. Zeitenwende: Vladimir Putin’s Effort to Reestablish the Russian/Post Soviet Empire
Peter W. Petschauer

5. Invasion of Ukraine: Observations on Leader-Followers Relationships
Vamik Volkan and Jana Javakhishvili

Part 4 - Quantitative Research Conducted by a Preeminent Researcher
6. Measuring the Mental Functioning of Putin, Trump, and Zelensky
Robert Gordon

Part 5 - A Scholar Looks at Vladimir Putin Through the Lens of Russian Literature
7. Dear Vladimir Putin: If You’ve Read Dostoyevsky, You’ve Tragically Misunderstood Him - Austin Ratner on Russian Imperialism and Misreading The Brothers Karamazov
Austin Ratner

Conclusion