5 Times When Russian Propaganda Looked Like a Comedy Sketch
Some of them look like a scene from Monty Python; others, from Dumb & Dumber.
War is a tragedy, and most war stories are dramatic and horrifying.
But not all of them. In another article, I shared heartwarming and heroic refugee stories I witnessed here in Poland.
Some other tales are funny — not on purpose, but thanks to clumsy journalists and bureaucrats trying to create state propaganda that insults anyone with an IQ higher than an Instagram Influencer (and mate, some of them have a really low IQ).
When I started learning Russian, I wanted to read Tolstoy. While I can’t do that yet, I’m happy to have access to nonsensical and baseless Kremlin news.
It’s hard to believe that the country that once had the KGB now produces South Park-esque things. Some pearls I separated are below; if you know of others, let me know in the comments.
The Girl That Was Freezing in Munich
There is a Russian state-controlled channel called Первый канал — or “Channel One”. One of the shows on this channel is “AntiFake”, a program with the declared objective of exposing the lies that the Americans, Ukrainians, Poles, Latvians, and… well…
