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Soviet submarine cartoon2/1/2024 ![]() ![]() While the relationship between Americans and Russians has often been defined by antagonism, this collection illustrates both the changing contours of that antagonism and the fact that it is not immutable. This gallery features not only the most typical sources of American and Russian depictions of the other, namely political cartoons and official propaganda, but also such diverse sources as popular films and even video games. This collection aims to explore this relationship through an examination of visual media produced in both countries depicting the other and its residents. ![]() However, this relatively uncomplicated conception of the two nations as mortal enemies belies a more complicated relationship and history of interaction between Russia, the United States and their respective populations. The majority of American maintain an unfavorable view of Russia and most Russian view America as an enemy of their country. Today, relations between America and Russia remain frosty, and often openly antagonistic, and this state of affairs is reflected in both countries' populations, as well as the way those populations view and choose to depict one another. The Cold War between the United States and the Russian-dominated USSR was the defining conflict of the latter half of the 20th century, and while the emergence of a new, democratic, capitalist Russia following the collapse of the Soviet Union offered some hopes of ameliorating tensions between the two states, but that prospect proved woefully short-lived. It can be easy to get lost in the narrative that America and Russia, and in turn Americans and Russian, are mortal enemies.
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