I explain many very related topics in this article in this post.
https://filozofia.nett.to/politika/sk/preco-je-nenavistna-kremelska-propaganda-najviac-uspesna-prave-na-slovensku
We in Slovakia live in a bubble, we are completely out of touch with reality and we do not understand that the basis of Putin's regime is lies, hoaxes, and fake news. We in Slovakia very naively swallow all the propaganda of Putin's regime. We are a very stupid nation. I am ashamed to be a Slovak. Not a word of Russian media can be trusted, but we swallow their propaganda (e.g. fake news about Ukraine, Donbas, about Ukrainian "fascists", about how sanctions have allegedly strengthened the Russian economy and so on). Russian media produce several dozen fake news items a day – it's a daily reality.
In Russia, a modified, improved Nazism is being cultivated.
I understand that many people may not like it at all, but it's simply a fact. In Russia, propaganda is being built in a completely targeted and conscious way, which is a modified and improved Nazism. Such a statement is truly objective and not exaggerated in the slightest.
Some people say that the 21st century will be similar to the 20th. Apparently, this is coming true today. Putin plays the role of Hitler today. The official state Russian media propaganda is nothing but modified and improved Nazism. While Nazism cultivated hatred based on race, the current Russian regime spreads hatred based on citizenship – this is the only difference from Nazism. In the Russian media, people are filled with hatred towards the USA and the West from morning to night. And hoaxes and fake news are used daily to denigrate the West.
Lies as a tool of hybrid war. Putin passionately admires Hitler's propaganda minister. Is Goebbels Putin's role model? There is a well-known video in which Putin passionately admires Hitler's propaganda minister Goebbels, saying that the more refined the lie, the more people will believe it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xwF9Qn1FYI
In Russia, opposition political activists, unlike in Slovakia, call a spade a spade. In Russia, there is a whole initiative called "Stop Fascism in Russia" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DVdGRe7b_I
Related article (to a small extent, chauvinism and superiority were also cultivated in the media propaganda of the USA, but it cannot be compared with the aggressiveness of Russian propaganda)
Debunking the myth: "The evil West, the evil NATO is trying to militarily attack good Russia"
This idea is extremely popular and people in Slovakia already take it as a fact that does not even need to be discussed. The refutation of the hoax is in this video https://youtu.be/N7axRtiCgIM?t=1m24s
https://www.antipropaganda.sk/natorusko/
Debunking the myth: "The evil West has made an enemy of Russia. On the contrary, Russia does not see us as an enemy. Russia is our friend."
A very deeply rooted disinformation in the Slovak mentality. Putin outwardly still appears quite diplomatic, but many Russian politicians do not hide very sharp hateful and hostile statements towards the West.
State-controlled Russian media are essentially spokespersons for the Russian government. State-controlled Russian media express themselves about the West as an enemy every day and spread various hateful disinformation and fake news about the West. The Russian government, through the media, makes it clear every day that it perceives the West as an enemy.
We fools in Slovakia have not understood that Slovakia is also perceived as the West from Russia's point of view, meaning we are also defined as an enemy.
Until 2014, Russia tried to cooperate with the West and perceive it as a partner or friend, and had a sincere interest in cooperation with Europe. However, after the events in Crimea and Donbas, everything changed, and since then, a major ceremony in Russian politics began.
Slovakia, as well as other European countries, are making a big mistake by often perceiving the enemy as a friend.
Debunking the myth: "The people of Crimea wanted to join Russia"
Despite the strong media propaganda of Russian television in Crimea, which had already been operating there steadily before the crisis, it was far from smooth. A lot of violence occurred mainly inside the Crimean Parliament, when Russian soldiers forced Crimean MPs to vote for annexation to Russia. Soldiers were present inside the parliament.
During the rally at the Crimean parliament, 35 people suffered nervous shock, six of them were hospitalized, two people died," http://www.teraz.sk/zahranicie/ukrajina-krym-situacia/75381-clanok.html "
The commander of the Russian soldiers (so-called "separatists") Igor Girkin Strelkov strongly questions the support of the local population in the annexation of Crimea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V9yMw_FBxU
Debunking the myth: "Putin dealt with the oligarchs, brought stability and economic prosperity to Russia"
The fact is that after Putin came to power, the economic situation in Russia began to improve, but only to a small extent due to his merit. The Russian economy is too dependent on the sale of oil and gas. The state gets most of its income from these commodities. Putin was very lucky that during his reign, oil prices began to rise, which brought more money into the state budget. The myth and false idea of how Putin rebuilt Russia from its knees from the Yeltsin era has collapsed like a house of cards.
Although the Kremlin's disinformation claims that sanctions have strengthened the Russian economy, the fact is that as a result of the sanctions, oil prices have fallen, which has actually damaged the Russian economy.
And how did Putin deal with the Russian oligarchs? The fact that Putin started persecuting a few oligarchs does not mean that he dealt with the oligarchs. He may have just benefited from various quarreling oligarchs and used their quarrels to strengthen his power. The fact is that Putin failed to liquidate the oligarchs. Russia leads the world in the differences between rich and poor. There is huge inequality in Russia.
Furthermore, the idea that Putin is a self-confident dictator is probably not true at all – it is highly likely that oligarchs are pulling the strings with Putin. Putin is leading Russia to ruin, probably also under the influence of various mentally disturbed oligarchs.
Another huge problem in Russia is not just corruption but super-corruption. This is pointed out by expert Alexander Duleba. Compared to Russia, there is no corruption in Slovakia. In Russia, it is practically impossible to do business: in addition to official taxes and levies, an entrepreneur must regularly pay a monthly bribe to an official – a certain percentage of their profits – in order to even have a business license. For officials who receive regular illegal bonuses in addition to their official salary, enriching themselves at the expense of others is very advantageous. So, this is the economic "prosperity" that Putin's policy has brought to Russia.
Slovak worshippers of the Putin cult did not realize that if Putin's dictatorial regime were to fall, the Russian economy would skyrocket.
Open promotion of Stalinism by Russian state-controlled media
Stalinism, legacy 1
Stalinism, legacy 2
Stalin, message 1
Stalin, message 2
Putin as Tsar, Tsarism, Autocracy
Russians with access to free information are clearly of the opinion that Putin's political dictatorship is a return to tsarism. The evidence is here.
Evidence link 2
The server tapolitika.cz can be perceived as a highly credible and objective source of information: it contains Czech translations of independent Russian analysts on Putin's policy.
Important links, articles
This website should be mandatory reading for officers of European and American secret services, politicians, and employees in the field of foreign relations to understand the situation in Russia. Very high-quality analyses.
https://euvsdisinfo.eu/
Other links
https://www.antipropaganda.sk/myty-o-putinov-rusku/
https://antipropaganda.sk/is-the-slovak-public-space-under-the-influence-of-the-russian-disinformation-campaign/