Quote Originally Posted by 14Russian View Post
I'm not sure how it works in Russia exactly but we all know the State has a very vested interest in who owns or controls the mainstream media. They control how critical they are of the Kremlin.
Mainstream media is state-controlled (One channel tried to become more independent about 10 years ago, and was suffocated, it still broadcasts but the leading anchors left or had to leave it). The programs are of dubious quality, targeted at primitive and herd instincts. I hear there is a TV series about Stalin shown on the central channel (now or recently). The majority of other channels are entertainment and movies. The so called 'opposition' proportion-wise have little access to the media.

During the election mostly the mainstream channels broadcast the pertaining information.