anti-Russian
Opposing the Kremlin
Anti-Russian describes hostility, opposition, or prejudice directed toward Russia, its government, or its people.
The term covers a spectrum from legitimate political criticism to ethnic bigotry: anti-Russian sanctions, anti-Russian sentiment swept through Eastern Europe.
Context usually clarifies whether the target is Russian policy, Russian culture, or Russians themselves.
Punitive international restrictions
- NATOWestern defense organization
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
diplomacy · foreign policy · embargo · expulsion · condemnation · boycott · isolation · hostility
Official content restriction
- bansOfficial restrictions imposed
- cancellationVoiding of plans
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
blacklisting · removal · prohibition · restriction · displacement · erasure · ostracism · deplatforming
Politically-motivated accusation without evidence
- Red ScareAnti-communist hysteria period
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- Iron CurtainCold War's political divide
- Crimean War1850s Russo-European conflict
czarist · Bolshevik · emigre · defector · dissident · exile · propaganda · espionage
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
hatred · animosity · resentment · suspicion · scapegoating · othering · fearmongering · vilification
sanctions
Punitive international restrictions
- NATOWestern defense organization
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- propagandaBiased information for influence
xenophobia · diplomacy · foreign policy · embargo · expulsion · condemnation · boycott · isolation · hostility · rhetoric
censorship
Official content restriction
- bansOfficial restrictions imposed
- cancellationVoiding of plans
- boycottOrganized economic protest
exclusion · blacklisting · removal · prohibition · restriction · displacement · erasure · ostracism · deplatforming · sanctions
McCarthyism
Politically-motivated accusation without evidence
- Red ScareAnti-communist hysteria period
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- Iron CurtainCold War's political divide
Crimean War · czarist · Bolshevik · emigre · defector · dissident · exile · propaganda · espionage · suspicion
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
bigotry · hatred · animosity · resentment · suspicion · scapegoating · othering · fearmongering · vilification · demonization