Anti-Russian sentiment
dislike or fear of Russia, its people or its culture or language
Anti-Russian sentiment or Russophobia is the dislike or fear of Russia, Russian people, or Russian culture. The antonym of Russophobia is Russophilia.
Historically, Russophobia has included state-sponsored and grassroots mistreatment and discrimination, as well as propaganda containing anti-Russian sentiment. In Europe, Russophobia was based on various more or less fantastic fears of Russian conquest of Europe, such as those based on The Will of Peter the Great forgery documented in France in the 19th century and later resurfacing in Britain as a result of fears of a Russian attack on British-colonized India in relation to the Great Game.
A variety of popular culture clichés and negative stereotypes about Russians still exist, notably in the Western world. Some individuals may have prejudice or hatred against Russians due to history, racism, propaganda, or ingrained stereotypes.
Negative views of Russia are widespread, but most prevalent in Western liberal democracies.
Some analysts have argued that official Western rhetoric and journalism about Russian actions abroad, such as the Second Chechen War, the 2008 Russo-Georgian war and Russian interference in the 2016 United States election, have contributed to the resurgence of anti-Russian sentiment.
Anti-Russian sentiment rose considerably after the start of the Russian war against Ukraine in 2014.By the summer of 2020, the majority of Western nations had unfavorable views of Russia. Negative feelings towards Russia surged following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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