Vodka, Banya and Bears as Seen By Foreign Eyes
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Aliide Naylor – February 4, 2013) When I met the collective of 25 young people who traveled across Russia in one month and had just arrived after a three-day train...
View ArticleRussia Hires Goldman as Corporate Broker to Boost Image
(Bloomberg – bloomberg.com – Jason Corcoran – February 4, 2013) Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (G) has been hired by the Russian government to burnish the nation’s image overseas and attract more...
View ArticleRussia needs to promote its positive image abroad – Putin
NOVO-OGARYOVO. Feb 11 (Interfax) – President Vladimir Putin has emphasized the need for “soft force” mechanisms in Russian Foreign Ministry operations. “Obviously, ‘classic’ diplomacy is, if not...
View ArticleFrom ‘Upper Volta with Missiles’ to ‘Nigeria with Snow’
(Window on Eurasia – Paul Goble – Staunton, February 28, 2013 – http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2013/02/window-on-eurasia-from-upper-volta-with.html) Twenty-five years ago, German Chancellor...
View ArticleWithout an Inspiring Project, Russia Will Disintegrate, Moscow Scholar Says
(Window on Eurasia – Paul Goble – Staunton, March 14, 2013 – http://windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2013/03/window-on-eurasia-without-inspiring.html) Unless Russia’s “ruling class” comes up with a...
View ArticleKremlin Grapples With Series of PR Disasters
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Ivan Nechepurenko – May 22, 2013) Rainbow flags were flown at half mast to mark President Vladimir Putin’s visit last month to Amsterdam, widely known as a city of...
View ArticleAttitudes to Russia Worsening, Poll Says
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – May 23, 2013) People’s attitudes to Russia’s global role continue to deteriorate, particularly in the U.S., according to a poll conducted in 25 countries by the...
View ArticleVladimir Putin and Europe: Winning the image battle?
(Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – Katerina Ryzhakova, Toma Genole, special to RBTH – July 18, 2013 – Toma Genole is a political scientist and professor at the Paris Institute of Political...
View ArticleRussia’s Global Image More Negative than Positive – Poll
(RIA Novosti – WASHINGTON, September 3, 2013) Russia’s image among citizens of other countries has taken a beating in recent years, with people in 39 countries around the world more likely to have...
View ArticleSyrian position affects Russia’s image abroad
(Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – Marina Obrazkova, RBTH – September 9, 2013) According to a survey, the worst attitudes toward Russia are expressed, ironically, by people in countries where...
View ArticleHow much does the rest of the world hate Russia?
(Business New Europe – bne.eu – Ben Aris – September 11, 2013) How much does the rest of the world hate Russia? Answer: a lot. This excerpt below is part of an internal memo by a major US bank, which...
View ArticleKremlin denies paying PR firm to embellish Russia’s international image
(Interfax – MOSCOW, September 14, 2013) The Russian president’s office has denied allegations that it has paid public relations firm Ketchum $23 million from the state treasury for embellishing...
View ArticleInterfax: Russians still proud of their country, though number decreasing –...
MOSCOW. Nov 22 (Interfax) – Russians are more proud of living in Russia than of Russia itself, sociologists said. The share of Russian citizens who are not proud of their country has recently grown...
View ArticleSochi Winter Olympics kick off as the Games of Hate
(Business New Europe – Moscow blog – bne.eu – Ben Aris – February 7, 2014) The Sochi Winter Olympics kick off today February 7, but they have already turned from being a trial of human endeavour into a...
View ArticleInterfax: Major sporting events boost Russians’ sense of dignity, nation’s...
SOCHI. Feb 24 (Interfax) – Events such as the Sochi Olympics demonstrate to the whole world that Russia is no stranger to hospitality and success, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. “Events such as...
View ArticleForeigners View Russia as ‘Unpredictable,’ Overseas Cooperation Head Says
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – March 13, 2014) Foreigners perceive Russia as “unpredictable and aggressive” and it will take Moscow years to improve on this image, the head of a state agency for...
View ArticleRussia’s International Reputation Hits 9-Year Low, Poll Shows
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – June 5, 2014) Russia’s global reputation has deteriorated markedly in the past year, according to the results of a poll published Wednesday. Across 23 countries, 45...
View ArticleMost Russians Believe Foreigners View Country Favorably, Poll Shows
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – October 9, 2014) A poll published Wednesday revealed that a majority of Russians believe their country is perceived as “interesting” abroad, while few believe...
View ArticleCensorship Fears Mount as Officials Move to Tackle ‘Negativity’ in Russian Media
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – October 18, 2014) Days after President Vladimir Putin signed a law forcing foreign companies to sell stakes in Russian media, members of Russia’s upper house of...
View ArticleKremlinphobia, russophobia and other states of paranoia; The Russian...
(opendemocracy.net – Natalia Antonova – November 21, 2014) Natalia Antonova was born in Kyiv and grew up in North Carolina. She works as a journalist and playwright. ‘Russophobia’ has become a charge...
View Article
