An MSNBC commentator observes that the Russian population is dumbed down because intellectuals and well-to-do have fled the nation. Putin lords over submissive folk fed propaganda, and deprived of free thinking.
That seems to parallel circumstances in Germany which led to Hitler's success at convincing his citizens to declare war on everyone around Germany. Putin never accepted the demise of the former USSR and wants to build back, one nation at a time, starting with the closes neighbor, Ukraine.
How can the Russian population be reached to hear alternative views?
Why can't the Voice of America penetrate Russian airwaves?
An archived article from the Washington Post from 2013"
"Although Congress finances Radio Liberty and other U.S. international broadcasters, such as Voice of America and Radio Farda (which is aimed at Iran), it is run by the Broadcasting Board of Governors — four Republicans and four Democrats appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate to prevent congressional interference. The board has launched a review of the operations in Russia. Some board members plan to visit here early this year, and they say they have not abandoned hope of the radio station returning to the air."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-radio-liberty-silenced-in-moscow/2013/01/03/7865d02e-55d0-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_story.html
Does BBC World Service reach Russia?
FAQ | World Service. Short-wave frequencies cover Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and western Kazakhstan. In the Moscow and St Petersburg areas, local frequency 1260 kHz carries BBC World Service in English when it is not carrying BBC Russian, as does 675 kHz in Ekaterinburg.
Is Radio Free Europe broadcasting to Russia?
Whereas Radio Free Europe broadcast to Soviet satellite countries, Radio Liberty broadcast to the Soviet Union.
What media is blocked in Russia?
In March 2022, amid its invasion of Ukraine, Russia began to increasingly block international news outlets such as BBC News Russian, Deutsche Welle, and RFE/RL (including Current Time), and Twitter was "restricted".
Do Russian people have access to the Internet?
As of 2020, 122,488,468 (85% of the country's total population) were Internet users. As of September 2020, Russia ranked 47th among the world's countries by the fixed broadband Internet access speed, with an average download speed of 75.91 mbit/s, and 88th by the mobile network Internet access speed with 22.83 mbit/s.
The BBC has elected to resurrect shortwave radio broadcasts after its own websites were blocked in Russia. Millions of Russian citizens have turned their trust toward BBC since the beginning of the country’s most recent conflict with Ukraine. BBC web pages written in English received 252 percent more Russian traffic during the last week of February than is typical for the site, according to the organization itself. A Russian language page with live reporting on the conflict racked up 5.3 million views in the same timeframe, making it the most visited web page across all of the BBC World Service’s non-English language services.
https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/332442-bbc-resurrects-shortwave-broadcasts-to-reach-russia
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