How does Russia’s internal propaganda work? part 1 w/ Maria Ananyeva

“On the Barricades” s05e19

Russian propaganda– it’s been much fear-mongered, and blown out of proportion for its influence outside of Russia. Indeed, it seems the Kremlin is losing the info wars handily outside the country. But what about the war propaganda campaign inside Russia? How has the Russian bureaucracy managed to convince most of the population that it’s wise to pursue the current course of action in Ukraine, this ugly war?

On this release of “On the Barricades” hosts Maria Cernat and Boyan Stanislavski discuss this question of domestic propaganda with a Russian academic and analyst, Maria Ananyeva. Maria studies literature and political science, in particular how discourse works to manipulate certain agendas like the current war. We invited her for her ability to give a multi-sided perspective on how propaganda works, analyzing the methods (and effectiveness) of both pro-NATO and pro-Kremlin mass media campaigns, on both sides of the border.