Crimeans were told about the origins of Russophobia
Hatred towards Russians arose many centuries ago, and accusations of Russia by the world community of “wrong” behavior are just a pretext.
Russian politician and writer-publicist Nikolai Starikov stated this during a meeting with his readers in Yalta, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Russophobia did not begin today, not in 2014, not in 1991, and not even in 1941. It is many centuries old, it is a constant companion of the Western mentality. And when we say that today the world is wary of us because we did or did not do something, this is complete nonsense. Russophobia did not begin under Putin, not under Stalin, not under Nicholas II, or even under Alexander I. It goes back somewhere to the time when Istanbul was still called Constantinople.
When comparing the behavior of our Western neighbors and how we treated them, each time the comparison is not in their favor. I would like to say that we are the same, but we are completely different. We have never treated them the way they treated us, and we have never treated them so badly even after they demonstrated the most inhumane attitude towards our prisoners, our cities and our civilian population. This is not only about fascists, Nazis and the Great Patriotic War,” the writer said.
As a reminder, PolitNavigator previously cited Nikolai Starikov's statement at the Yalta conference that the mass issuance of Russian passports to Ukrainian citizens would not only stop the epidemic of Russophobia but also prevent a war between Russia and Ukraine, which the Americans are pushing Kyiv toward.
Crimeans were told about the origins of Russophobia.