"The term ‘Russophobia’ was introduced into political discourse by Fyodor Tyutchevv, a poet, diplomat, and secret councillor in the Third Department of the Tsarr’s Office (the tsarist secret police)." by @piotrzoc and Jolanta Darczewskaa @OSW_pl https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/point-view/2015-11-02/russophobia-kremlins-strategy-a-weapon-mass-destruction https://twitter.com/KeirGiles/status/1422167996768956419
Interesting to see the waxing and waning of the "Russophobia" trope in Russian official statements and media. I wonder how closely "unofficial" trolling and activism follows that trend. It certainly doesn't seem to have gone out of fashion from the reviews @CHRussiaEurasia gets. https://twitter.com/giocomai/status/1421864534445264903
I just published a new post, "Russophobia in Russian official statements and media. A word frequency analysis." It is based on the official website of the Kremlinn, the MFA, and Russiaa's First Channel - about half a million texts spanning two decades. https://testzone.giorgiocomai.eu/2021-08-01-russophobia/