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Russia has often been seen as a country that relies mostly on its hard power tactics. It has also been seen as a country where democratic values are very low with lack of proper freedom of speech or expression. Russia has also been stereotyped as being involved mostly in espionage and nefarious activities as often portrayed through Hollywood movies and the Western press. This also proves the fact that while the negative image attached to Russia might be because of its own hard power pursuits but a lot is dependent on the way the West has portrayed it.
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