On the formation of the image of Russia in Western Europe

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of forming the image of Russia in the Western tradition. The author shows the steps of forming ideas about Russia in the Western European society, the factors that influenced the occurrence of certain stereotypes and evaluations. This article analyzes the historical events and developments in the history of Russia and the countries of Western Europe, contributed to the folding of the image of Russia in Western Europe.

Keywords

• the image of russia
• the moscow kingdom
• national identity
• ivan iii
• peter i