We don't like'm, we just envy them

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How do the Russian people see the role of Russia in Europe, and do they view themselves as Europeans? That was the question in a research funded by the Friedrich Naumann foundation of Germany. It gives some idea of the Russians' attitude to the EU, and their opinion about the role of their country on the continent. The results speak of quite a division and ambivalence of opinions.

The Russian approval for Europe has been plummeting parallel to the plunge of the Rouble against the Euro...