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If there were an Academy Award for Best Political Fiction, Russia’s state media would win hands down. It would be a thrilling mix of Cold War nostalgia, sci-fi dystopia, and absurd comedy, all wrapped in a 24/7 news cycle that makes reality TV look boring.
While the rest of the world deals with boring things like facts, Russia has perfected the art of alternate reality, where truth is whatever the Kremlin says it is, and anyone who disagrees is a CIA agent.
So, how does this propaganda machine work? Let’s dive in — but be careful! By the end, you might start questioning if gravity is just a Western conspiracy.
Step 1: Blame Everything on the West
Whenever something bad happens, it’s always America’s fault. Or NATO’s. Or some shadowy group of “Western elites” plotting against Russia.
Food prices go up? Western sanctions.
A Russian billionaire loses his yacht? Western aggression.
A meteor crashes into Siberia? Probably launched from Washington.
Russian state TV doesn’t just report the news — it reinvents it with more twists than a Netflix thriller. If you thought aliens and lizard people were exclusive to conspiracy theorists on YouTube, think again! Russian…
