Editorial Russia and the West live in different realities

The power of Kremlin propaganda in Russia is understandable and talking about the war in Ukraine is dangerous.

In Lithuania is an organized campaign urging Russians who have left the world to call their old homeland and tell the right information about the war in Ukraine. You can also take part in it from Finland.

The truth about telemarketing is not easy. British Broadcasting Corporation BBC and New York Times interviewed Ukrainians who had recently been left behind by the war, who had called Russia to their own relatives and told them of their plight. Old fathers and mothers did not believe their adult children were in the midst of the bombing.

“My own father doesn’t believe me even though he knows I’m here and I see everything with my own eyes,” restaurateur Miša Katsurin told the BBC.

The father assured Russia that the soldiers were rescuing Ukraine from the Nazi junta. For the rest of the world, the explanation is insane. There is no Nazi junta. President Volodymyr Zelenskyi is Jewish.

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In Russia propaganda draws on history. In World War II, Nazi Germany’s invasion deep into the Soviet Union was a reality. There is a memory of the fight against fascism maintained.

The unification of the Slavic peoples has been the ideal of the century. The old is also a view of Russia as a besieged fortress, in which the enemy is easily trapped if there is no buffer states.

What is new is the false lie that there is no war in Ukraine and Russia is not bombing civilians. It is also believed because the majority get their information from television alone. Television, on the other hand, repeats the story of the Kremlin, in which Russia is a good helper for the Ukrainians and A victim haunted by NATO.

Opposing, shocking pieces of information are hard to accept. When a person believes he is on the good side against evil, he has a strong ability to believe what he wants.

The same, of course, applies to the other side. During the war, it is worth taking a critical look at all the information, including what the Ukrainians have to offer.

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During the Soviet era the Russians learn to be suspicious. They knew that reality and the speeches of politicians did not match. Yes, they still know it. However, it is easier to live in the reality offered than to be questioned all the time – especially when the survey is dangerous.

Recently, Russia has shifted from controlling and restricting information to severe censorship. As a sign, the Duma imposed a maximum of 15 years in prison for disseminating “false” information.

Despite everything, some dare to publicly oppose the attack on Ukraine. Russian state television a Channel 1 reporter hosted an anti-war sign in the box on Monday night in the middle of a newscast.

On another Sunday, there were anti-war protests in 69 cities across Russia, according to Human Rights Watch. Protesters have been systematically arrested: up to 13,500 people have been arrested in a couple of weeks.

Information blackout gives leaders time to act without widespread citizen reaction, but nothing holds the truth forever. Information about the events in Ukraine is spread, for example, from wounded and imprisoned Russian soldiers who are in contact with their relatives.

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Disappointed by his father, Katsurin has set up a website to advise Ukrainians to call his relatives in Russia over and over again and tell them about his experience. According to Katsurin’s calculations, there are 11 million people in Russia with relatives in Ukraine.

The big question is what will happen when the Russians are no longer able to turn a blind eye to the treatment of the fraternal people. A failed war and a collapsing economy can ruin Putin’s popularity, but the leader is not about to be replaced.

There has not been a functioning democracy in Russia for a long time. Now the earth has taken the leap into complete tyranny. In Russia, elections are not enough to overthrow power – a revolution is needed. That is why Putin is afraid of.

The editorials are HS’s statements on a topical issue. The writings are prepared by HS’s editorial staff and reflect the magazine principle.

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