"Hero" Is Not Molded Of Putin. How Prigozhine Pulls The Blanket Over

#thegaze #russia #wagner #prigozhin For a year and a half of a full-scale war against Ukraine, Russian propaganda did not make a single real participant in the hostilities recognisable, the so-called 'hero of the special military operation.' Thus, Defence Minister Shoigu, who has been popular among the Russian population for decades, has lost his status in the eyes of his compatriots. According to surveys by the Levada Centre and Russian Field, Shoigu was trusted by 17.4 percent of respondents in January last year, and already in May 2023 – only by 10%. While the level of trust in the head of 'Wagner' PMC began to grow rapidly.