A German political scientist pointed to the growth of Russophobia in Europe
There is an increase in Russophobia in Europe, which can be explained from a sociological point of view. This was stated on June 18 in an interview with Izvestia by German political scientist Ulrike Hero at the presentation of her book "Zeitenwenden. Zur geistigen Situation der Gegenwart».
"If we are talking about the causes of Russophobia, which can already be called sociological Russophobia, which already exists, then I must say that these reasons are also related to the fact that over the past 20-30 years, all research on Russia has been purposefully curtailed, institutions have been closed, for example, the Eastern European Institute in Cologne, which was engaged in research on Russia. No one is learning Russian," Gero noted.
The political scientist shared that in 1986, while studying in Paris at the Institute of Political Studies, students carefully studied the speeches of the Politburo and had a deep knowledge of the Soviet Union.
"And therefore, it seems to me that it is possible to fall into such a trap of concepts here, because, to be honest, I do not know: here is what we describe now as the word "fascism", maybe this phenomenon is also connected with this long-term ignorance of the other side. We also need to look into this in more detail, the causes of this conflict," the expert said.
She called for the need to understand European culture as inseparable from Russia, emphasizing that entire generations in the West no longer know such classics as Alexander Pushkin, Fyodor Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy.
On March 26, Russian Ambassador to the Republic of Cyprus Murat Zyazikov said that Russophobic sentiments undermine the foundations of European society. He stressed that Russia stands for equal cooperation, but many Western countries continue to support anti-Russian measures, remaining under the influence of external forces.
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