THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF THE PERCEPTION OF RUSSIA IN THE PUBLIC OPINION OF FRANCE
Authors/Creators
- 1. Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (RANEPA)
Description
The attitude towards the Russian Federation in the modern world is highly complex and contradictory. This is due, in part, ’to the traditional perception of Russia in the west in the context of the binary “Friend-or-Foe” juxtaposition. Studying the origins of these processes is undoubtedly relevant.
The object of the study is the perception of Russia in the public opinion of France in the XIX century, and the development of the image of Russia in the public opinion of France during the XIX - XXI centuries.
The purpose of the study is to examine the historical roots of the perception of Russia in the public opinion of France and in the French intellectual circles, based on the analysis of the works of French authors of the 1840s-1880s, and to compare this image with modern ideas about Russia in the French intellectual and political circles.
The study was conducted in 2021 as part of the RANEPA research work.