Climate change and its con­se­quences are viewed dif­fer­ently in Russia than is the case in the West. The issue is under­stood as “part of a polit­i­cal game”. This dif­fer­ence in outlook has ram­i­fi­ca­tions for both polit­i­cal and eco­nomic coop­er­a­tion. The inter­view study “Russian Experts’ Opin­ions on Global Climate Change”, con­ducted by Russia’s Levada-Center and com­mis­sioned by the Center for Liberal Moder­nity, affords in-depth insight into the Russian elites’ per­spec­tive on climate change and its soci­etal and eco­nomic consequences.

Are Russia’s inter­ven­tions in Georgia, Ukraine and Syria merely a reac­tion against the expan­sion of NATO? Facts and argu­ments con­cern­ing a pro­pa­ganda myth.