Influence of a social environment and optimism/pessimism in Russia and other European countries

In the context of quantitative macro-psychology the author compares the social psychological situations in Russia and in other European countries. The empirical basis for the study is comparison of data from the project "The European social study" and from a public opinion poll by the fund "Public opinion" conducted in Russia. The comparison has revealed groups of countries with similar psychological situations. The study has also revealed a high degree of mutual psychological alienation in Russia.