WTH Do So Many Russians Support Putin? Ian Garner on Russian Propaganda and the War in Ukraine

Do Russians really support Vladimir Putin's aggression and war
crimes in Ukraine? On the weekend of April 1st, Western media
shared photos and videos of a brutal massacre in Bucha, Ukraine.
The gruesome reports prompted a fresh wave of outrage over
Russian war crimes. This week saw the first Ukrainian war
crimes trial that ended in confession and conviction for a
Russian soldier. But Russians in government and outside continue
to insist that the Bucha massacre is “fake,” or “Western
agenda-setting.” More troubling still are broad Russian civilian
calls to annihilate the “sub-human” Ukrainians.


Marc and Dany explore this disturbing trend with Ian Garner on
today’s episode. Garner is a historian and a translator of
Russian war
propaganda. His first book, Stalingrad Lives:
Stories of Combat and Survival, was published in 2022. 


Download the transcript here.