“Great russian literature” is just another propaganda instrument to advance russian political interests [English subs]

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russia continues to use the xenophobic narratives embedded in the russian imperial literature of previous centuries as inspiration for its present and future wars of aggression, suspilne.media argues in the episode “Literature” from the cycle “The Great russian Lie”.

In both the russian Empire and the Soviet Union, literature has always been deeply intertwined with politics. Political choices determined which authors were deemed favorable and had their works published and translated, while those considered undesirable were suppressed or killed. russia effectively utilized its propaganda and literature to undermine the Ukrainian national liberation movement in the eyes of the whole world.

The neighboring countries of russia are well aware of these tactics, as russia has consistently employed history, literature, cinema, art, sports, and media as tools of propaganda to further its own political agenda.

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