Наш новый президент

[tijd.livejournal.com]

Душераздирающее зрелище - фильм Максима Поздоровкина “Наш новый президент”, смонтированный из российской телепропаганды и самодеятельного творчества зомбированных ею людей. Премьера фильма состоялась на фестивале Сандэнс в Юте.

“Some have said the movie is a dispassionate critique of Western media since watching Russians watching their state’s news reveals our own biases in consuming media. And it is that in a way. But it’s also an alarm bell. While I can’t quantify the danger or impact, what I’m trying to encourage people to do is see what happens when people consume disinformation and regurgitate it — what happens when you erode an institution that’s foundational to democracy.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/01/20/a-sundance-filmmaker-has-made-a-movie-about-the-russian-propaganda-machine-and-it-is-terrifying/



Межу тем журналисты Washington Post обнаружили, что примечательная группа россиян приезжала праздновать избрание «нашего президента» непосредственного на инаугурацию.

The Washington Post identified at least half a dozen politically connected Russians who were in Washington on Inauguration Day — including some whose presence has not been previously reported. Among them was Viktor Vekselberg, a tycoon who is closely aligned with Putin's government.
Another was Natalia Veselnitskaya , the Russian lawyer whose June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower with Donald Trump Jr. has become a focus of the Russia investigation. She attended a black-tie inaugural party hosted by the campaign committee of Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.), according to an associate who accompanied her.
Other Russian inaugural guests included Boris Titov, a politician and business advocate who is running for president of Russia with the Kremlin's blessing.
Like other VIPs in town that weekend, many flocked to the lobby of the Trump International Hotel, where some encountered fellow Russian associates with surprise.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/politics/amid-trumps-inaugural-festivities-members-of-russias-elite-anticipated-a-thaw-between-moscow-and-washington/2018/01/20/0d767f46-fb9f-11e7-ad8c-ecbb62019393_story.html

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