Answer:
ok I got u fam
Explanation:
Both of the countries have some sort of goverment
the life expensaty is smilar with each other being 75
the Literacy Rate
is also simliar
with 90 precent and 91 precent
Since it sparked a public scandal, you can think to how people feel about scandals. After getting more info about the Petrov Affair, people were probably felt angry, betrayed, and shocked. (Probably mostly shocked, and maybe some even began to form a prejudice against Russians?)
To help you could see if you could find any quotes about it, on how people felt from maybe news articles or something. You can also go on the history channel's website.
Hope this helped! Good luck!!