Putin's party is going straight to the trash | Break the Fake

Putin's party wants to project an image of control ahead of Russia's elections. But some Russians have found a very different use for its campaign posters: the trash. Videos show United Russia election posters being torn down, thrown away, and mocked, while other clips expose the gap between glossy campaign promises and the crumbling reality around them. Anti-war activists are also targeting election banners and military recruitment propaganda. And the Kremlin's response? Detentions and 15-day jail sentences for people accused of “petty hooliganism.”

In a new episode of Break the Fake, Benjamin Lee looks at the growing backlash against Putin's party, what these acts of protest reveal about public attitudes, and why even the Kremlin's propaganda cannot control people's reactions.

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:32 - Russians’ “political activism” against the Kremlin
02:11 - Operation to destroy campaign material
04:34 - How officials explain the fuel crisis
05:35 - Where does Russian gasoline come from?
06:59 - Maria Zakharova and the Kremlin’s alternative history narrative

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