The preface to the book was written in German by Vladimir Medinsky. He stated about the "false and superficial" ideas about Russia that foreigners spread "for propaganda purposes." In 2021, a Russian-language version was released, the preface to which was written by Putin.
BILD writes that there is "no place for such a worldview in their publication," therefore, as soon as the editorial board found out about Helfricht's co—authorship, he was immediately fired.
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