The animated series "Masha and the Bear" was called "Kremlin propaganda"
The Russian animated series "Masha and the Bear" was accused of "Kremlin propaganda" and called the instrument "soft power" of Russia. This was stated by British professor Anthony Glees of the University of Buckingham, the newspaper The Times writes.
The newspaper quotes a professor who said that the character of the cartoon named Masha has an energetic and unpleasant character, but at the same time she is resolute and takes on a lot. According to Gliss, Masha "behaves like Putin." Regarding the Bear, the professor said that with this character Russia "is trying to change its image in the children's mind from negative to positive."
Earlier, the teacher of Tallinn University, Priita Khibemyagi, saw the threat to the national security of Estonia in the image of Medved, who also declared Russia’s attempt "to change this negative image to a positive one by this character" Lithuanian critics were embarrassed by the cap of the border guard of the USSR, put on Masha's head in one of the series. In their opinion, this "Moscow demonstrated the protection of its borders." Lithuanian political scientist Laurinas Kasciunas called the animated series Masha and the Bear new weapons The Kremlin said that it encoded certain messages that supposedly affect the audience and make it think in a certain direction. And the Italian newspaper La Stampa in his material wrote that "under the skirt, Masha hides Putin's Tanks. She is a Trojan horse designed to mesmerize an adversary’s children. "
Despite statements by various “fighters against Russian propaganda,” the Russian cartoon is very popular among English-speaking children's audiences. The total number of views "Masha and the Bear" is more than forty billion.
The newspaper quotes a professor who said that the character of the cartoon named Masha has an energetic and unpleasant character, but at the same time she is resolute and takes on a lot. According to Gliss, Masha "behaves like Putin." Regarding the Bear, the professor said that with this character Russia "is trying to change its image in the children's mind from negative to positive."
Earlier, the teacher of Tallinn University, Priita Khibemyagi, saw the threat to the national security of Estonia in the image of Medved, who also declared Russia’s attempt "to change this negative image to a positive one by this character" Lithuanian critics were embarrassed by the cap of the border guard of the USSR, put on Masha's head in one of the series. In their opinion, this "Moscow demonstrated the protection of its borders." Lithuanian political scientist Laurinas Kasciunas called the animated series Masha and the Bear new weapons The Kremlin said that it encoded certain messages that supposedly affect the audience and make it think in a certain direction. And the Italian newspaper La Stampa in his material wrote that "under the skirt, Masha hides Putin's Tanks. She is a Trojan horse designed to mesmerize an adversary’s children. "
Despite statements by various “fighters against Russian propaganda,” the Russian cartoon is very popular among English-speaking children's audiences. The total number of views "Masha and the Bear" is more than forty billion.
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