The Importance of Having an Opinion About Russia

The Importance of Having an Opinion About RussiaIn general, Westerners have been very quick to give their assessments about Russian view in response to West. Indeed, there is much popular literature that has gone around about that.In contrast, what happens more often is that Russian reading public have not bothered to get into Westerners' assessments about their country. Thus, many Americans don't know about the West's views on Russia. In fact, even though they may have seen Russia from a distance over the years, they are still less knowledgeable about Russia.What makes things worse for Westerners are the methods Russian government and various political actors use in order to stir up their own public against them. For example, while Russia has its own public opinion polling companies that are exposed on TV, Westerners are more commonly in tune with media reports and general discussions about current events. Thus, they take notice of what's going on.That said, when the West and its me dia and opinion-makers come out with claims about what's going on in Russia, they are just taking things out of context. Russians are not taking their news reports about the West to be the last word. In fact, they believe that they have a right to voice their opinion about the Western governments' assessments. They have a right to be just as critical of what they see happening in the world.In conclusion, if you are Russian, you can expect that you will hear at least one thing about your country's view in response to West. More likely, you will hear an awful lot. If this happens, there is every reason to be critical of Western countries' assessments.On the other hand, if you are American, then you are unlikely to hear much about your country's view in response to Russia, just as you are unlikely to hear much from Western countries about Russia. If you live in Western Europe, you are likely to hear a lot about your country's view in response to Russia. The South Korea and Japan also h ave an opinion about how Russian view will evolve in the future.It seems rather ironic that Westerners would know far more about one another's view in response to West than they do about one another's opinions about their own country. At this point, Westerners do not have a monopoly on knowledge. To get the full story, you have to listen and learn.You can find many details about Russian view in response to West by doing a Google search. Even if you are a native English speaker, the Russian language will challenge you. So, while you are listening to Russian, you should not miss the importance of listening to people who are fluent in English.