How Russians see the West
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On May 9th Russia will mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the second world war, known to Russians as the Great Patriotic War. It ought to be a moment for joint commemoration between Russia and the West. Instead, “Victory day” as it is called in Russia, has come to serve as a reminder to Russians that their overwhelming contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany was never properly recognised by Britain and America. This year, to add further insult, most Western leaders have refrained from attending the celebration, a decision that many Russians will see as confirmation of their continued struggle against the West. How do Russians see the West? The mainstream view is that America is anti-Russian. In fact, some 81% of Russians see the country as a threat to Russia. Anti-Americanism has become the main component of Vladimir Putin’s ideology. It plays to the feeling of resentment that many Russians feel towards America and the West. Having craved and even mythologised America in the 80s and 90s, Russians feel they have been snubbed: Despite their wealth and embrace of Western lifestyles, Russia’s elite feel they have not been accepted by the West as equals. Behind this anti-Americanism is a feeling of jealousy and resentment. The Kremlin has capitalised on this, peddling a narrative in which America is seeking to contain Russia and sponsor everything that is anti-Russian. In a recent documentary Vladimir Putin, the bellicose president, observed that America regarded Russia as its main geopolitical rival. But not all Russians would agree. The country’s liberals and intelligentsia, who make up about 15 percent of the population and live mainly in cities, still believe that converging with Europe and the west is Russia’s ultimate destiny. Boris Nemstov, a liberal politician and one of the people who protested against Putin’s anti-Americanism and war-mongering, was shot dead in Moscow on February 27th of this year. Flipping the mirror, how do we see Russia? The Western view is that paranoid defensiveness has done a fine job distracting many Russians from their country’s shaky economy, fettered media and limited personal freedoms. It has also helped bolster Mr Putin’s approval ratings to 90%.
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*Boris Nemstov, a liberal politician and one of the people who protested
against Putin’s anti-Americanism and war-mongering, was shot dead in
Moscow on February 27th of this year. *
That cunt got what he deserved! He was in power during the 90s and he did absolutely nothing to improve the overall situation in the country, on the contrary he contributed a lot to corruption and the further dissolvment of what was left after the ruination of the USSR.
That's why no sane person in Russia really cared about him, I'm certain the western cunts were behind his killing, they are the only ones who would truly benefit from the death of this puppet who had become useless. He was no opposition to VVP, he was never considered as such. The party he was the head of, was never truly liberal, it was rusophobic to the core. Like they were pro nazi, pro hitler and they are well known for saying things like : "it' would have been better if Russia had lost the war against the nazi germans". How is this liberal?!
They endorse the western laws and disparage them while the same laws are enacted here. How is this liberal?! They support inforcing some values on people who have their own values. How is this liberal?!
All in all, this video is nothing but dumb propaganda. Like everything they claim here is 100% false. Like....even the most basic things like this "On May 9th Russia will mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the second world war, known to Russians as the Great Patriotic War. " In fact, we do distinguish between the Great Patriotic War and the WWII, you fucking idiots. The difference is that there were many countries involved in the WWII while in the GPW was the conflict between the USSR and Nazi Germany, and that conflict was decisive in defeating the nazis. All the rest is rubbish as well....lies lies lies and no we don't hate the west, in fact many of us love the western Europe and love our own country! We have much to learn from each other. We only hate presstitutes like you who spew lies for money.
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And no, Putin is not anti-american. He never sounded anti-american! On the contrary, it's your president, it's your generals etc who are calling for the killing of Russians. -
The Bullshitemist at it's finest, confidence when pretending you understand something you don't - priceless.
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Stop talking about shit that you don't know anything about.
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I am inteligencia and I think americans are assholes. No need for kremlin propaganda - you just put on CNN on MSNBC and there it is - american ugliness and double standarts
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well if you think about it: America is doing its best to contain Russia. It has enforced embargoes, sanctions and often suggests anti Russian sentiment at NATO UN and EU meetings.
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WW2 was effectively won with American money & Russian blood - Both of which, as a Brit, I'm grateful for BUT..... American didn't get involved in the war until Pearl Harbour was attacked & Russia until Hitler reneged on a "non Aggression" pact he had signed with the USSR in 1936. So whilst I appreciate & respect those who fought & died from both sides there was no altruistic intent there, Russia in particular was just saving it's own backside! You have to remember that, whilst not holding any direct animosity or hatred towards Russians, the West are wary of them. This is a nation that had tanks shelling it's own governmental buildings not 25 years before & which watched on as Stalin had 12 million of it's own citizens killed in the Terror Purges of the 1930-40's. I think the West has always been ready to embrace Russia but after WW2 from the Russian side at least all that really came back was indifference & vitriol really symbolised by the wall that was built through Berlin & the metaphorical "Iron Curtain."
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omg have you ever seen a Russian?
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What about America? America is arguably worse. You look at Russia in a demeaning way but if evil existed the US would be the incarnation of it. You say Russia's manipulative but how do we know if America isn't? All this is, is biased crap
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Jesus, I didn't know Russia had its own 50 cent army!
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who makes this crap lol
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If I was Russian I would probably not like America either.
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NATO based media again
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Oh so Russia helped Europe by defeating the Nazi's?
I beg to differ. They raped and enslaved half of Europe for decades to come after. You can't call yourself a hero when you did the same thing as the Nazi's- killed people, took land and lied to your citizens. -
West is not cerebrating the defeat of Nazi because US/UK were funding and financing Hitler to invade Russia. Today NATO = Nazi army 2.0
Putin and Russia's current government are not Spreading "anti American" It is the other way around. The west like here in western Europe and US are spreading anti Russian propaganda on a daily basis. -
oh shut up.
its Putin with a ť. and not Pjewteen. you English wanker. -
The word "jealousy"is not something that you will find in scientific research. i have enough for the rhetorics, both sides have their own interests. we shall see whether they will finally cooperate or continue this '''not a cold war'' rivalry.
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one shit worth other shit
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Or Russians can't forget that in the 90s the West fucked Russia to make a quick buck and now they hate the idea of democracy for it, even though Russians never experienced anything like democracy during the 90s.
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wtf. this was very superficial and biased
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Wait a minute. If Putin tells his people that America is out to get Russia, then this isn't anti-Americanism. I've listened to many Putin speaches and he never sounds anti-American. Unless you are foolish enough to think that being critical is the same as being anti-. Whereas the USA has had its government infiltrated by neoconservative ideologues who definitely are anti-Russian.
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