How Russia Sees The U.S.
Why Russians Hate America. Again.
Utilizing globalized identities we can better understand the way Russians view Americans. This article, by Sabrina Tavernise (2015), describes the reasons behind a resentment Russia has for the United States. It is stated that it "seems to have more to do with Russians themselves than with any American action, a kind of defensive, free-floating expression of current anxieties". The ideals that U.S. citizens hold, such as freedom and democracy are seen to be forced in the faces of Russians, and other nations, and it has created a hostility between the two nations.
Russia wants to be seen as a great nation that has made great bounds politically and economically in the last decade, and I think they want some recognition for this. They do not want to continue being seen as an icy waste land that has no direction or future.
According to the Levada Analytical Center in Moscow, the opinion of America is the lowest it has been since the collapse of the Soviet Union twenty-four years ago (Tavernise 2015). Using the interactive created by Chris Wilson (2014) from TIME, one can see the shift in negative feelings toward the United States throughout the more recent years. Between the years 2013 to 2014 Russians approval rating of America dropped a staggering twenty-eight points (Wilson 2014). Hopefully this rating will increase with more diplomatic relationships with the years to come.
 An image of the TIME Interactive discussed above. (Wilson 2014). |
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