The latest ratings of the Russian audience showed that the propaganda shows of

Vladimir Solovyov

and

Olga Skabeeva

dropped out of the top 10 most popular programs for the first time in a long time.

At the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine, both of these programs were in the top 5, but now Soloviev has fallen to 17th place, and Skabeeva - to 13th.

The director of the Russian "Levada Center"

Denis Volkov

explained that "the viewer avoids news about the war in order to preserve mental and physical health."

Nevertheless, the programs themselves continue to be broadcast with enviable periodicity, and guests are not only Russian participants, but also guests from Minsk.

Svaboda looked at what Belarusian propagandists were saying at such shows in recent months.

"Maybe you will stay for 3-5 years"

The most frequent guest of Uladzimir Solovyov is the head of the Belarusian society "Vedy", former dean of the Faculty of Philosophy of BSU

Vadim Gigin

.

He appeared on the air on October 9, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 31, as well as November 6 and 15.

"We completely share the goals of denazification," Gigin said on the air of Solovyov on November 6.

He is convinced that Russian soldiers perfectly understand what they are fighting for, but some officials are negotiating with Ukraine.

As an example, he cited the so-called "food agreement" (agreement on the export of grain from Ukraine. — RS).

Hygin convinced that Lukashenka would never believe the "Kiev regime", as some in Russia do.

"Lukashenka said that the time will come when Putin and I will shoot back together.

We are still waging war within the framework of the system, not revolutionary, we remain within the framework of the Western system.

And as long as we stay there, we won't be able to win big there.

We can win only in a revolutionary way, if we break out of this system," Gigin is convinced.

The head of "Vedau" offered Belarusians who are indignant that they cannot participate in voting abroad, to come to their homeland.

"Come to Belarus and vote.

Well, you might be stuck for 3-5 years," he joked, alluding to criminal prosecution.

Also, Hygin emphasized that, unlike Astana or Yerevan, nobody in Minsk listens to the West's proposals to distance themselves from this war.

"Our border guards told me.

A USU sniper comes out, points at our machine gun and pretends to shoot.

We hear statements: "Why don't we hit Belarus?".

The most important terrorist group in Ukraine is intelligence under the command of Budanov.

They were preparing terrorist attacks on our territory," said Gigin.

Gigin did not provide any evidence that Ukraine was really preparing terrorist attacks in Belarus on Russian airwaves.

The same is true of other propagandists from Belarus.

"The salute in Moscow, when Russian flags were trampled, is difficult to understand"

Political commentators

Aleksandar Shpakovsky

and

Aleksey Dzermant

are the next most popular Belarusian figures after Solovyov .

Both of them call the Russian army and the Russian government "ours".

Shpakovsky often criticizes the actions of the Russian authorities for their inconsistency, demands more brutality and tightening of the screws.

For example, he was outraged by the celebration of City Day in Moscow, when Russian troops were retreating in the Kharkiv region.

"Salute in Moscow, when Russian flags were removed and trampled in the Kharkiv region - it's hard to understand," he said.

After the Ukrainian troops liberated Kherson, Shpakovsky said: "We are giving away a part of Russia, and the military should be aware of this.

This is not chess, where you give a pawn and take a pawn away."

Shpakovsky is convinced that Russia will not win the war until the country's citizens begin to perceive it as a national war.

He told the story of how he flew to Moscow on the same flight with a Russian soldier who had returned from Ukraine.

He seemed to say to him: "If necessary, we will return to Kyiv again."

"Russia was, is and will be the most important factor in the security of our country, it supplies us with weapons.

But it must be understood that the Russian troops left Belarus, and Minsk was left to deal with the maddened, increasingly aggressive Kyiv regime, which promises to strike our territory," Shpakovsky said on the Solovyov broadcast.

Alyaksei Dzermant also sets the example of Belarus for Russia in many issues.

In particular, in the matter of political repressions.

"It is unacceptable that some squeamish people make fun of the heroes.

We immediately take them by the ear, take them to the appropriate authorities and take responsibility.

There should be a revocation of citizenship for those who escape and cause harm from abroad.

We must erase our traitors from our lives forever," Dermant said.

"This is the genocide of Russians"

Almost no other Belarusian propagandists are invited on the air of Russian television anymore, but the pool is much larger in the programs that are broadcast on the Internet.

For example, Andrei Krivasheev

, the head of the Belarusian Union of Journalists, often comes to the "Saloveyov Live" show

.

"This is a genocide of Russians all over the world," Krivasheev said about the treatment of Russian citizens abroad.

Deputy of the House of Representatives

Tengiz Dumbadze said

in Solovyov's broadcast that it is not in the Belarusian character to run away.

"Belarus does not want to fight.

But if someone comes to us armed, then what to do?

Cowardly run away and give way?

It is not in our rules and not in our character.

We are all descendants of great heroes.

How can I forget that?”

said Dumbadze.

BT presenter

Mariya Petrashka

was convinced that Poland was preparing a war on the territory of Belarus (she did not show any evidence of this either. — RS).

"We are always under attack because of our geographical position.

We cannot avoid it.

Of course, it is better to go to war with hardened officers.

But we have a big benchmark for the economy.

Lukashenka says that everyone should mind their own business," Petrashka said.

The analyst of the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Studies

, Aleksey Audonin,

also spoke about the fact that Poland, together with Washington and London, is preparing a war on the territory of Belarus.

"They are ready to go to a decisive battle," Avdonin said.

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