From Western Fascination to Critical Reassessment: How Russian Youth Perspectives Have Shifted

A candid discussion between MGIMO graduates and students exploring the dramatic transformation in Russian young people's attitudes toward Western values over the past decade. Andrey Afanasyev and Angelika Karetkina reveal how students of international relations, through direct observation of global events and cross-cultural exchanges, have moved from admiration of post-liberal Western ideals to viewing Western narratives as propaganda that hinders global development.