Demonization of Russia: how is it made and what for?

The author of the article analyses the reasons for unprecedented systemic geopolitical and economic pressure on Russia from the USA and the Western world. The author stresses that demonization of Russia is happening. As a matter of fact, it is a humanitarian aggression of the Western forces, which try to deprive our country of its glory of the winner in the Great Patriotic War, to promote false versions in social conscience, to ruin our memory of the Great Victory. At the same time, they strive to discredit Russian position regarding the civil war in Ukraine, and convince the world community of the aggressiveness of our country. The analysis of the current facts and the insight into the recent past allows the author to outline two important aspects of the Russian-Western opposition. The scenario of demonization of Russia is not new; it was successfully implemented16 years ago in Yugoslavia, when the Americans and their European allies were defaming the Serbians. Special attention is paid to understanding of interdependence and inter-conditionality of two factors: the growth of Russian economic power, assertion of its independent position on major international issues and activization of counteracting its efforts, organization of financial and economic blockade. Within this counteraction, Russia defends its independence and its free future development.