page_title: Anti-Russian sentiment
section_title: Czechia
hierarchical_section_title: Anti-Russian sentiment / By country / Europe / Central and Eastern Europe / Czechia
caption_attribution_description: English: museum of communism in Prague Deutsch: «museum of communism» in Prag Русский: «Музей коммунизма — это здесь! 1-й этаж у казино» Українська: «Музей комунізму» у Празі, Чехія
context_page_description: Anti-Russian sentiment is a fear and/or dislike for Russia, Russians and/or Russian culture. A variety of mass culture clichés about Russia and Russians exist. Many of these stereotypes were originally developed in the Western world during the Cold War, and were primarily used as elements of political war against the Soviet Union. Some of these prejudices are still observed in the discussions of the relations with Russia. Negative representation of Russia and Russian people in modern popular culture is also often described as functional, as stereotypes about Russia may be used for framing reality, like creating an image of an enemy, or an excuse, or an explanation for compensatory reasons, and Russians are sometimes used as scapegoats. State run propaganda may also invoke 'Russophobia' for political reasons, and some countries, such as the U.S, the Baltic States, Ukraine, Hungary, Finland, or the U.K, may have predigious or dislike of and for Russians due to history, racism, propaganda, or ingrained stereotypes and hatred. Hollywood has been sometimes criticised for its excessive and continuous use of Russians as the villains. Media bias is also often times unfair towards Russia.
context_section_description: Czech people themselves tend to be distrustful of Russia due to the 1968 invasion led by the Soviet Union, and tend to have a negative opinion of Russians. Russia remains continuously among the most negatively perceived countries among Czechs in polls conducted since 1991, and just 26% of Czechs responded that they had a positive opinion about Russia in November 2016.
caption: A caricature of a Russian traditional matryoshka doll as a negative symbol of communism; Prague, Czechia
exif: {}