Konstantin Skorkin, a journalist and historian of Ukrainian politics, explores Russian President Vladimir Putin’s views on Ukrainian history and how they have evolved over time. He discusses the origins of these views, including the influence of writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn, and their impact on Russian domestic and foreign policy. Skorkin debunks the idea that Lenin created…
In this article, Dmitry Sidorov, a Russian journalist with experience in both propaganda media and independent journalism, delves into the world of propaganda. The article covers the definition of propaganda, classical propaganda techniques, and the emergence of propaganda throughout history. It also focuses on modern Russian propaganda, its characteristics, the use of conspiracy theories, and…
The Russian army is essentially a collective of faceless people. Middle and junior officers, as well as ordinary soldiers, are mostly shown in masks and balaclavas in TV reports and social media. Russian mercenaries also prefer not to reveal their faces. Today’s article is about how and why it happened, including the depersonalization of the…