According to one poll, about 70% of the population approves of Putins policy towards Ukraine. Especially popular is the prospect of Crimea becoming part of Mother Russia - and all the indications are a majority wouldnt mind Russia sending tanks straight to Kiev. Dmitry Peskov, the presidents press-secretary, claims Putins ratings are at an all-time high. Its become something of a mantra in Moscow to say that Russians are so pleased with the way their macho leader is standing up to the West and defending compatriots abroad that they are prepared to forgive him everything - from widespread poverty to endemic corruption and police brutality. The popular Russian novelist and scriptwriter Tatiana Sotnikova (pen name Anna Byerseneva) agrees that most of her compatriots support the Kremlins actions, for now at least - she thinks it could change if Russias isolation causes living standards to fall. She attributes their bellicosity mostly to the incessant propaganda of the national TV channels. A total xenophobic brainwashing has been going on relentlessly for the last 14 years, as she puts it.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 04:19:04 +0000
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