Straight out of Orwell: Russias propaganda machine

Published: May 20, 2022, 10:49 a.m.

The Kremlin\u2019s propaganda machine ensures that Russians have a much different view of the war in Ukraine than the rest of the world. Our correspondent spent a day immersed in Russian media, to learn what people there see\u2014and what they don\u2019t. The spectre of hyperinflation is once again stalking Zimbabwe. And our obituaries editor remembers a man who refused to let Japan forget its painful past.


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