Kremlin Boosts Propaganda Efforts Ahead of Parliamentary Elections Amid Rising Prices and Falling Polls

Prices are up, polls are down, and Kremlin officials think propaganda can fix the problem before the parliamentary elections, Meduza sources say

With Russia’s parliamentary elections less than a year away, the Kremlin has begun fine-tuning its information strategy. According to sources in major online newsrooms, officials are instructing loyal media outlets to flood the news cycle with positive coverage of United Russia’s social initiatives — an effort to blunt the ruling party’s falling ratings as rising prices erode public support. Meduza special correspondent Andrey Pertsev spoke with media employees and a political consultant for ...