Russians continue to characterize their country’s relations with the United States negatively. The latest survey by Russia’s biggest remaining independent polling organization, the Levada Center, found that a majority of the population believes U.S.-Russia relations are either “tense” (45%) or “hostile” (29%).
The poll was conducted in early October 2015 among 1,600 people in 46 of Russia’s 85 regions.
Anti-American sentiment in Russia has been rising steadily, according to the Levada Center. “The view that the United States plays a negative role in the modern world has always prevailed among the (Russian) population, but it is higher now compared to the …read more
Source: Voice of America