Despite great suffering and widespread disappointment at the slow results of reform so far. the Russian people courageously said "yes" to going ahead. They said they want to build a free. open. democratic nation on the ruins of the Communist past. even at the cost of more pain and suffering. Thanks to the courage of the Russian people. and the determination of President Yeltsin and the democratic forces. reform continues today in Russia. There is real hope for a better future. But the forces of ultranationalism. xenophobia. and fear remain powerful. Every day the reformers are challenged by those who want to cling to their privileges inherited from the Communist system. Great Russian chauvinists press for a recreation of the Soviet empire.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization about ultranationalism and xenophobia of Russian people.