Travel & languages - Foreign mass media about Russia

Sometimes people say, there is an ongoing information war against

Russia

. At first I just smiled - who needs that. But now I take it more seriously, since I have read enough of foreign mass media. I will not choose here only bad articles, just those that seem interesting to me. It's up to you to decide. And sorry in advance - I could update this section 10 times per day, but I will not be able to do that, otherwise I would have to quit everything and do just a review of foreign mass media and that would kill me eventually. So much hate and misunderstanding.

What do they want (those who publish this, #$%^ all around the world)? Ok, I can understand more or less when they publish such articles (and believe me they do a lot) in Baltic countries and Ukraine - they got used to think that Russia is guilty in all their problems. To be more correct their politicians make them think so. Whatever happens - ah that's Russia . Whatever doesn't happen - ah it's because of

Russia

.
Still why

Russia

? Why so intensive brainwashing of common people abroad? Why do they want to convince their readers that everything is so bad in

Russia

? Why do we never here even talk about

Poland

and Polish newspapers are full of hate towards Russia? Still because of Soviet Union ? Come on, people. We can also say we were occupied by Soviet Union heh. The worst thing is that at that time

Russia

lived worse than any of those unsatisfied former alliances. Because all best things and in greater amounts were sent to them. Empty shops in

Russia

and full in Baltic countries. Fertile land in

Ukraine

and thousands kilometers of frozen land in

Russia

. Enormous bill from Baltic countries for occupation but

Russia

built their industry. There are lots lots things to be said. But maybe no need. Let them be as they want. Just don't touch us.

And believe us,

Russia

is not an empire which wants to conquer the whole world. We are a normal country with our ups and downs. For some politicians it's very profitable to distract people's attention to some imaginary enemy abroad, so that people do not pay attention to what happens inside.

And people believe! They do think that the life level in their countries, our former alliances, is so low because of the communistic rule. Ha. We are brainwashed same way, but it's not so. Look at your government, officials, businessmen and all that. What they do speaks for itself. No need to search for any enemies.

But it's sure not only our former alliances which publish all those hateful words. America is at its best! A heading like "Russia is the enemy" became a normal thing there. Why don't we seek enemies and America does?

Why Robert Gates, Pentagon chief, can say things like: "We need a full set of measures to conduct a war, including both special military units necessary for war against terrorists and infantry troops to be able to fight against large regular armies. We do not know what changes can take place in such countries as Russia, China, North Korea, Iran and others." I don't understand... America went crazy with its war programmes. And if American chiefs say such things what should be published in pro-american states? Found the answer, ha.

Some links:
ana.kazan.bz/base/view/document/impaler