A Show in Camouflage. How Propaganda Makes a Holiday out of War

Entertainment television no longer entertains - it mobilizes. Today, war is confidently marching through the studios, and patriotism is becoming a universal scenario: equally suitable for a talk show, a music competition, and a reality show about early pregnancy. In "Field of Miracles" Yakubovich is given drones, in "Let's Get Married" brides compete for a man with a military past and benefits. In "Male / Female" - drama: relatives divide up the coffin money and sort things out. And in "Pregnant at 16" - special editions: dad is in the trenches, mom is on maternity leave, the child is a symbol of the new Russia.

Irina Alleman conducted a clinical experiment - she watched hours of entertainment propaganda and now knows exactly how much cynicism fits into one prime time.