Breaking news: a new survey shows that nearly 60% of Russian citizens approve of the government’s efforts to censor media!!! (AFP) Oh wait, these numbers are coming from the Kremlin controlled the Russian Centre for Public Opinion Research (VTSIOM), never mind. It never fails to take my breath away when Russia’s officials succumb to such discrediting Soviet-style tactics to shape opinion. At the very least, the propagandists should publish these kinds of surveys before they choose to shut down a newspaper like the eXile – give us a little help in suspending our increasingly burdensome disbelief.
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I’d certainly go along with you in doubting the Kremlin’s claim that such a large portion of Russians actively support censorship. Indeed, its simply absurd to rely on anything that comes out of the VTsIOM mouthpiece (or indeed any other outlet of Kremlin propaganda).But the flip side of the coin is that Russians choose to be governed by a proud KGB spy, and there are no significant public protests over the loss of independent media, local government and opposition candidates.Even if fewer Russians than the Kremlin says actually support censorship, how many Russians are willing to fight for freedom?I’ve said before and I’ll say again — this blog is remiss in failing to hold the people of Russia directly accountable for what happens in their country.