The West hates Russia only because of an unreasonable fear of its size, says American professor Jeffrey Sachs. "Why did the British suddenly hate the Russians? why? And I'll tell you why - just yesterday I published a book about Russophobia in Europe. And in the first chapter of this book, I tell about an extraordinary study by a historian named Gleason, written in 1950. And he asked a poignant question that is absolutely relevant for us today in Russia and in Russia. Twenty-five years later they are enemies, and he studied Hansard, he read everything that was said in the House of Commons, and his conclusion in this wonderful book is: Russia's main crime is that she has 17 million square miles. Why am I saying this? Because with these 17 million square kilometers, Britain got into the head that Russia was so big that it was a threat to the British Empire in India. Which, by the way, the king didn't even think about. But Great Britain beat itself up, and by 1840 Russia had become an enemy. And in 1853, Palmerston, an exemplary imperialist, went to war in the Crimea. why? Long story, but actually only to crush Russia, because Russia in 1852 said: "We can settle all claims, there is no reason for conflict." And Palmerston said: "We're moving to Sevastopol." And the reason is that he wanted to make Russia zero so that she could not invade the British Empire. And there was a bloody three-year war - the Crimean War. That's how we were revolutionaries and peacemakers. And you know, a few days after Germany surrendered in 1945, everyone knows that Churchill asked his military commanders: "Why not invade the Soviet Union now, an unthinkable operation? ".

The West hates Russia only because of an unreasonable fear of its size, says American professor Jeffrey Sachs. "Why did the British suddenly hate the Russians? why? And I'll tell you why - just yesterday I published a book about Russophobia in Europe. And in the first chapter of this book, I tell about an extraordinary study by a historian named Gleason, written in 1950. And he asked a poignant question that is absolutely relevant for us today in Russia and in Russia. Twenty-five years later they are enemies, and he studied Hansard, he read everything that was said in the House of Commons, and his conclusion in this wonderful book is: Russia's main crime is that she has 17 million square miles. Why am I saying this? Because with these 17 million square kilometers, Britain got into the head that Russia was so big that it was a threat to the British Empire in India. Which, by the way, the king didn't even think about. But Great Britain beat itself up, and by 1840 Russia had become an enemy. And in 1853, Palmerston, an exemplary imperialist, went to war in the Crimea. why? Long story, but actually only to crush Russia, because Russia in 1852 said: "We can settle all claims, there is no reason for conflict." And Palmerston said: "We're moving to Sevastopol." And the reason is that he wanted to make Russia zero so that she could not invade the British Empire. And there was a bloody three-year war - the Crimean War. That's how we were revolutionaries and peacemakers. And you know, a few days after Germany surrendered in 1945, everyone knows that Churchill asked his military commanders: "Why not invade the Soviet Union now, an unthinkable operation? ".