British Historian Blasts Russophobia, Calls for Dialogue

"Russophobia is an old European tradition, but this simplistic approach leads us nowhere,” he noted, adding that the only way out of the present crisis was to try to establish a new form of dialogue without forsaking traditional European values.
Attempts to demonize Russia and bring back the Cold War stereotypes is not conducive to dialogue and, by letting our deep-seated Russophobia prevail over our understanding of Russia and its intentions is absolutely counterproductive, Orlando Figes warned.