Essay: Does Russia have more national narcissism than the USA? How exceptional do Russians think their nation is?

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"Russians, for example, estimated that their country was responsible for 61% of world history." - Source: We Made History: Citizens of 35 Countries Overestimate Their We Made History: Citizens of 35 Countries Overestimate Their Nation’s Role in World History.[1]

Previously, I published the essay We Made History: Citizens of 35 Countries Overestimate Their Role in World History.

Consider this excerpt from the 2018 journal article We Made History: Citizens of 35 Countries Overestimate Their We Made History: Citizens of 35 Countries Overestimate Their Nation’s Role in World History published in the Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition:

Russians, for example, estimated that their country was responsible for 61% of world history. U.S. students provided an estimate of 30%, quite high in some regards, but modest compared to other countries. (e.g., 39% by Malaysians). Country-level estimates varied widely, ranging from 11% (Switzerland) to 61% (Russia). The total estimate (summing for all countries) was 1156%. We argue that students’ exaggerated estimates provide evidence for national narcissism and may be caused by several mechanisms, such as the availability heuristic—when students think about world history, they mostly think about the history of their country and thus assume their country must be important.

Citizens from the United States, which has arguably been the leading world power since World War II but is a relatively recent country in world history, reported a mean contribution of 30%, which places the US in the middle of the pack.[2]

Is Russia exceptional? Is it's future bright? Nyet! Pride comes before the fall!

During his annual phone-in with the public in 2019, President Vladimir Putin described low productivity as “one of the most acute and important” problems facing Russia.[3]

Question: Is Russia exceptional? Is it's future bright? Nyet! Pride comes before the fall!

"Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." - Wise King Solomon, Proverbs 16:18 (NRSV)

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