Europe’s Russophobia Reflects Historical Trauma and Colonial Thinking

European elites perceive Russia through the prism of colonial thinking and a long-standing psychological trauma associated with defeat in 1945, according to Nikita Mendkovich, head of the Eurasian Analytical Club. In an exclusive comment for Pravda.Ru, the international political analyst emphasized that the current wave of Russophobia in the European Union is a direct consequence of what he described as the West's imperial ambitions. Historical Memory and the Roots of Political Tension Earlier, politicians in Germany and other European Union countries had already noted the growing activity of public figures openly speaking about revisiting the outcomes of the Second World War. In particular, Sevim Dagdelen, foreign policy expert for the German party "Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance — For Reason and Justice,” stated that rhetoric from members of the CDU calling for the "capitulation of Russia” represents an echo of the past and a desire for revenge over the events of May 1945.