Putin, you see, did not shake the British ambassador’s hand in the Kremlin, did not speak to him, and generally refused to come closer than 70 feet, citing health reasons. 😂
Putin, you see, did not shake the British ambassador’s hand in the Kremlin, did not speak to him, and generally refused to come closer than 70 feet, citing health reasons. 😂
Religion role is also not to be unerestimated. Catholic church in Poland is most consistently reactionary institution here, and while they weren't even that russophobic originally (they supported the partitions and "God protect the Tsar" was sung in every church), after communism won in Russia, they got rabies. Interestingly enough, they are very moderate in the case of Ukraine war, they see there is nothing to gain here.
I think its because of US policies and funding of NGO's in Eastern Europe who spread nationalism and anti USSR history throughout. I was listening a podcast of https://open.spotify.com/show/3R28kE3Z0qgqwTWR4C6uBx where an American professor in history told the host that most Russophobic propaganda are spread through various NGOs and Gulag memorial .
I think the early colorful revolutions in central Asia and Europe was to bring all these countries more close to US sphere and thereby strong Russophobia while religion also plays a role but I suppose the background propaganda and intense anti USSR notion in academia and intelligensia also plays a role .