How the Kremlin Stifles Dissent And Controls the Narrative

Meet Peskov — the master Putin’s puppet

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Ever since Putin came into power, the Kremlin has been awash with propaganda. Anything that deviates from Putin’s agenda or sheds light on his crimes is immediately suppressed.

Kremlin’s politicians and those in Putin’s inner circle, who act as his puppets, are masters at spreading malicious propaganda.

And if there’s one master at puppetry, it’s Peskov.

The epic documentary film “Navalny” has recently won recognition at the It was a massive hit at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received an Oscar nomination. Upon hearing the news, Peskov quickly ridiculed the film by saying it had an element of “politicization” in it.

I must say it’s a pretty daring claim, especially for a person who admits they never watched the film. While stating that Hollywood is no stranger to politics, Peskov also remarked: “But I can’t talk about any cinematic merits of this film, because I’m not familiar with it.”

It seems that Peskov assumed the film was politicized simply because it was produced by Hollywood. Here’s the synopsis of the film:

It’s about Alexei Navalny, who was a prominent Russian opposition leader and…