[PostPravДa] Russian media are reporting today about Poland’s possible energy problems and the increases awaiting Poles. Of course, as it happens with propaganda, the press articles mix facts with fake news. According to regime titles, the “energy shock” in Poland is caused by Warsaw’s push for independence from Russia. There are also echoes in the press today of the Georgian “Maidan,” or opposition by a section of the population, against the pro-Russian inclinations of the current government in Tbilisi. The protesters, according to the Kremlin, are expected to foster the “Ukrainianization” of Georgia. In addition, sad news for many Russian passport holders, as they will not enter Norway from June. There is also, unfortunately, a story, perhaps the most relevant precisely to PostPravda, the case of a Russian student who argued with his lecturer about Stalinist repression. First, the man was expelled from the university and thrown out of his dormitory. He was later conscripted into the army. “He wanted an argument about Stalin? Well, he lost the argument,” – reads the propaganda Russian press.
All this is what Jedrzej Morawiecki tells you about every day. Here’s a propaganda press release from Moscow. Headlines from May 23, 2024, the 820th day since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Propaganda press release from Moscow
“They will pay the bill: Poland prepares for . Starting in July, Warsaw is unfreezing gas and electricity prices. Companies have sent notices to customers about tariff increases of 50-60 percent. There is no more money in Poland’s budget for energy subsidies. They have their ” for that.
“The West is destroying the Tower of Babel of globalization with its own hands.”
“Georgian PM urged to prevent and “.
“Norway will impose an entry ban on Russian tourists starting May 29.”
Listen to a conversation by Dr. Krzysztof Łagojda of the Branch Historical Research Office of the Institute of National Remembrance in Wroclaw. The meeting is led by Piotr Kaszuwara:
Homeland News:
“The head of the main communications directorate of the Russian Armed Forces, Vadim Shamarin, has been arrested for taking an unusually large-scale bribe. (…) He faces 15 years in prison.”
“Deputy Defense Minister Ivanov’s concubine re-registered the cars to other people. (…) Timur Ivanov is accused of bribery on an extremely large scale. The court remanded him in custody until June 23. The deputy minister himself does not admit guilt.”
“The LDPR has offered to pay 200,000 rubles [about 2200 USD] to women who give birth to a child under the age of 25.”
“Wealthy Russians have increased assets in paternal banks by 1.5 times. The reason is the difficulty of service in foreign credit organizations. (…) The number of wealthy citizens in homeland credit institutions in 2023. increased by 50% to 21,800 people, and the total size of their funds after a 26% decline in 2022. showed an increase of 62%, reaching RUB13.1 trillion, according to a survey , conducted by analytical agency Frank RG.”
“How is the income of the population distributed in Russia? (…) In 2023. Average per capita income of more than 100,000. rubles per month [i.e., over 1100 USD] accounts for 11.2% of the population, according to Rosstat data. (…) The group with average per capita income in the range of 27-45 thousand. rubles [approx. 300-350 USD] covers more than a quarter of Russians (26.2%). The poorest group with an average income of 7,000. rubles [less than 100 USD.] or below covers 1% of the population. (…) According to the latest available data, median salaries in 2022. amounted to 40,400. rubles [1737zł .]. The Federal Tax Service (…) does not publish new data.”
“In Yekaterinburg, a gang of police officers was detained and paraded for murdering people. (…) They did it for various reasons, but mainly for their own benefit.”
“In Moscow, a Chinese tourist drank and fell into a coma.”
“A student who argued with a lecturer about Stalinist repression was expelled from the university (…) and thrown out of his dormitory. The lecturer said there was never any repression. The young man thought otherwise: he maintained that with Yosif Vissarionovich in power, many nationalities had suffered. (…) The day after the expulsion decision, police and military officials knocked on the student’s door. They immediately conscripted him into the army. Did he want an argument about Stalin? Well, he lost the argument.”
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