Once considered themselves. Brothers and wild fratricidal strife is as old as history. The confrontation over you bring may have given rise to a totally new phenomenon of instrumental eyes and cultivated hatred. Who doesnt serve . To discuss it, im now joined by thomas cross, professor of russian history, ab torso, around university of sciences. In budapest, professor coast, professor christ. Thank you very much for your time. I appreciate the opportunity to talk to you. Hello. You have been researching russian and soviet history for a long time, and youve also analyzed it from the perspective of russias relations with the west. Why was this perception of russians as bloodthirsty barbarians . Isnt a new idea . Is it . I thought you saw the faces an old idea. Yes. If you want to pinpoint the historical roots of fruits of phobia, full b x because i dont know how to go back to the 16th century just not just not the will be a struggle with it. That was the time when brush became, in a way