in a darker direction. in chita, they re preparing for the ice festival. no santas with reindeers. this year, it s soldiers with kalashnikovs, a whole army of them. cold war to glorify the hot war russia s waging in ukraine. we re fighting a war, tatyana says. so it s right to have these ice soldiers here. ludmilla agrees. we re defending our country from nazis, she tells me. russia s being attacked on all fronts, including with lg bt propaganda. we reject these alien values. russians never used to say these kind of things to me. kremlin messaging has convinced many here that russia is in an existential battle with the west. when it s 26 degrees below zero, as it is now,
from nazis, she tells me. russia s being attacked on all fronts, including with lg bt propaganda. we reject these alien values. russians never used to say these kind of things to me. kremlin messaging has convinced many here that russia s in an existential battle with the west. when it s 26 degrees below zero, as it is now, it s difficult to speak, let alone to think. and in many ways, the pro kremlin propaganda that russians are exposed to in the state media here acts like 26. it prevents many people from thinking rationally about what is happening here, and why. comfort and joy are in short supply. but there s patriotism aplenty. from siberian snowmen flying the flag to the letter z, the symbol of the military operation.
this year, it s soldiers with kalashnikovs, a whole army of them. cold war to glorify the hot war russia s waging in ukraine. we re fighting a war, tatyana says. so it s right to have these ice soldiers here. ludmilla agrees. we re defending our country from nazis, she tells me. russia s being attacked on all fronts, including with lg bt propaganda. we reject these alien values. russians never used to say these kind of things to me. kremlin messaging has convinced many here that russia s in an existential battle with the west. when it s 26 degrees below zero, as it is now, it s difficult to speak, let alone to think. and in many ways, the pro kremlin
for the ice festival. no santas with reindeers. this year, it s soldiers with kalashnikovs, a whole army of them. cold war to glorify the hot war russia s waging in ukraine. we re fighting a war, tatyana says. so it s right to have these ice soldiers here. ludmilla agrees. we re defending our country from nazis, she tells me. russia s being attacked on all fronts, including with lg bt propaganda. we reject these alien values. russians never used to say these kind of things to me. kremlin messaging has convinced many here that russia is in an existential battle with the west. when it s 26 degrees below zero, as it is now,