The Cold War enemies have always had a fluctuating opinion of each other, over the last year that has drastically changed.
Over the last 12 months, how has the view of America by Russian citizens changed? And what do Americans now think of Russia?As Cold War protagonists for much of the late 20th century, Russia and America have frequently been adversaries. Importantly, regardless of the state of diplomacy between the two nations, the two countries have been portrayed as enemies in countless films and books, which helps shape public opinion.
In fact, the U.S. and Russia have lined up supporting opposite sides of many conflicts, from Afghanistan in the 1980s to Syria more recently.The chart above shows: for Americans, the net view—the percentage of positive responses minus percentage of negative responses—has dropped from a pre-Ukraine invasion typical score of -60 to around -80, a shift of 20 percent.
Why has the Russian view of America dropped so radically, when it is Russia that is the aggressor in this conflict? A family watches a TV broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual state of the nation address in Moscow on February 21, 2023. Putin's popularity has soared since the Ukraine invasion one year ago.expansion, encroaching on Russia's borders. Sestanovich said:"We're the center of their universe—of their angry, resentful theory of the universe—in a way that's not true of how we view them.
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