In another example, the famous Russian actress Agniya Kuznetsova, who starred in a film as a rape victim, told the online newspaper, Meduza, “They (the actresses) have only themselves to blame; they shouldn’t be acting like prostitutes. I feel sorry for this poor man (Harvey Weinstein). Women were created for schemes like this. Give them the chance, and they’ll weave some plot or turn on you.”

Responses like these, says Ferris-Rotman, are typical in Russia.

“There’s been a resounding feeling of solidarity with Harvey Weinstein, of exoneration of Harvey Weinstein and of blame of the victims,” she tells The World’s Marco Werman.