Why Do Russians Resent Immigrants? Elite Framing and Anti-Immigrant Attitudes

• In Event: Framing and Public Discourse in China and Russia

Brief Overview

Why do Russians resent immigrants? Economic resentment is not a main driver of immigration hostility in Russia. I theorize that elite framing shapes immigration attitudes, and Russian elites have not stressed the economic threat posed by immigrants.

Author

• Siobhan E Kirkland, The George Washington University