How Many See No Merit in Western Civilization?

A Moscow research center has found that over half of Russians don't see value in the Western world. This comes after 20-plus years of Kremlin propaganda.

Amy Kellogg currently serves as a correspondent based in Milan. She joined FOX News Channel (FNC) in 1999 as a Moscow-based correspondent. Follow her on Twitter: @amykelloggfox

His theory is that after Vladimir Putin came to power at the start of the millennium, Russians’ standard of living rose to unprecedentedly high levels and people rode a wave of contentment. They didn’t necessarily express satisfaction loudly. But it was there, implicit. And, of course, state television has for some time been villainizing the West. But increasingly, Kashin believes, in this time of war, the regime will expect full-throated support where there is now what he calls "collective silence" about what is happening in Russia and Ukraine. So far, he doesn’t see "the noise." 

"Who is the face of Putin’s war? The first face is Putin. The second face is Medvedev, and it’s funny because at the beginning of the twenty-first century, Medvedev was the leader of liberals in the Kremlin. And the third person is Ramzan Kadyrov," he says. "The Chechen dictator, maybe, but it’s impossible to find even 10 famous Russians who support the war in public."