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Creating Russophobia: From the Great Religious Schism to Anti-Putin Hysteria

By: Guy Mettan
Narrated by: Shane Griffin
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Why do the USA, UK and Europe so hate Russia? How it is that Western antipathy, once thought due to anti-Communism, could be so easily revived over a crisis in distant Ukraine, against a Russia no longer communist? Why does the West accuse Russia of empire-building, when 15 states once part of the defunct Warsaw Pact are now part of NATO, and NATO troops now flank the Russian border? What is the source of the Trump-Russia probe?

These are only some of the questions Creating Russophobia investigates. Mettan begins by showing the strength of the prejudice against Russia through the Western response to a series of events: the Uberlingen mid-air collision, the Beslan hostage- taking, the Ossetia War, the Sochi Olympics and the crisis in Ukraine. He then delves into the historical, religious, ideological, and geopolitical roots of the detestation of Russia in various European nations over 13 centuries since Charlemagne competed with Byzantium for the title of heir to the Roman Empire.

Contemporary Russophobia is manufactured through the construction of an anti-Russian discourse in the media and the diplomatic world, and the fabrication and demonization of “The Bad Guy”, now personified by Vladimir Putin. Both feature in the meta-narrative, the mythical framework of the ferocious Russian bear ruled with a rod of iron by a vicious president. A synthetic listening of all these elements is presented in the light of recent events and in particular of the Ukrainian crisis and the recent American elections, showing how all the resources of the West’s soft power have been mobilized to impose the tale of bad Russia dreaming of global conquest.

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Europe Geopolitics History & Theory International Relations Political Science Politics & Government Russia Russian & Soviet World Imperialism Socialism Soviet Union War
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Rather one sided look at what is going on in US/ West view in Russia. Need a counter point yo compare/contrast.

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This is a great booking detailing the blatant Russophobia of the West and the blatant hypocrisy of the West. it provides much needed balance to the debate about the current confrontation between the West and Russia.

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