This paper considers how the Russian people feel about the world around them and about the two most significant actors in it, the United States and China.
creator
Thomas "Tom"
creator
Van Heeke
creator
Van Heeke, Thomas "Tom"
Title
Russian Public Opinion: Mass Perspectives on the United States and China in 2010
advisor
Robert "Bob"
advisor
Grey
advisor
Grey, Robert
supporting host
Grinnell College. Political Science Department.
Index Date
2011
Publisher
Grinnell College
Type of Resource
text
Genre
research paper
Digital Origin
born digital
Digital Extent
34 p.
Media Type
application/pdf
description
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the subsequent rise of the Russian Federation, Russian foreign policy has changed considerably. Most recently, under the presidencies of Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev, Russian foreign policy entered a period of renewed assertiveness, growing disagreement with the West, and closer formal ties to China. At the same time, the world and its politics have changed considerably, as well. Even before the epic financial crisis of 2008 crippled the economies and tarnished the apparent invincibility of the Western powers, the world began to sense that the United States and the broader West had slipped into the incipient stages of decline from global prominence. By the middle of the last decade, American hegemony no longer seemed quite as inevitable, insurmountable, or indefinite, while China’s rise became more inescapable and more breathtaking. Against the backdrop of these changes in Russian foreign policy and the international environment, this paper considers how the Russian people feel about the world around them and about the two most significant actors in it (the United States and China).
Language
English
Topic
Foreign relations
Geographic
Russia (Federation)
Geographic
China
Geographic
United States
Temporal
20th century
Keyword
public opinion
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grinnell:124
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