“This courageous piece of work proposes a deep and comprehensive approach of an upmost problem of contemporary international politics at a pivotal moment of our history. It shows, in a fresh and invigorating analysis based on facts, how the anti-Russian propaganda has shaped the mind of the Western countries during decades until to heat up the military clash in Ukraine. An indispensable book for understanding the present state of the world.” (Guy Mettan, journalist and author of Creating Russophobia)

“These days one needs a lot of intellectual and even personal courage to address the notion of Russophobia, which has become so common in the ongoing information war between Russia and the West. To Professor Diesen’s credit, his book presents an academically rigorous and well documented attempt to analyze the origins, evolution and modern manifestations of this complex phenomenon. The book is a valuable source for those trying to comprehend the nature of Russia’s uneasy relations with the outside world.” (Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council)

“Glenn Diesen continues the tradition of studying Western presentations of Russia as the inferior and aggressive Other. He sheds important light on 'Us' versus 'Them' strategies exploited by Western political and media circles in cases of RussiaGate, Ukraine, and Syria.” (Andrei P. Tsygankov, San Francisco State University)

“An incisive takedown of the neo-McCarthyite chauvinism that has consumed Western political culture, to the great detriment of honest journalism and global peace.” (Aaron Maté, journalist at the Grayzone and former producer of Democracy Now)

Glenn Diesen is a professor in political economy and sociology at the University of South-Eastern Norway and an editor at the Russia in Global Affairs journal. He has published eight books about Russian foreign policy, conservatism, and political economy.