https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvqa8dsBtno

@AsdfgQwert How is this serious?

Mildly interestnig video about potential connection between massive youtube content farms (producing cooking and lifehack videos which you probably encountered) and russian propaganda machine. The part you may be interested in starts about 13:20. You may watch from the beginning if you're interested in cooking, since it's mostly cooking channel.

@Maksim Explanation message lagged. Let me try to send it again.

Oh here it is.

The conclusion is that "5-min crafts" videos may be part of the information war from Russia side, with some partial but interesting evidence. Is that acceptable, or should I paste it somewhere else?

Are you serious?

5 minutes craft is supposedly a Russian propaganda machine?

Actually yes, speaker convinced me to at least think about it. Their reach is quite huge and they've been experimenting with political content being provided over the network they built.

Including suggesting that USA is not going to survive next 20 years and Russia has potential to take over entire Europe.

Thats a good thing

Didn't say it isn't, that's matter of opinion. At least for me, since my geopolitical views may be lacking.

Wouldn't downfall of the USA open the doors for China, not the Russia by the way?

Doesent seem like there is hard evidence this is for propaganda

Interpolating too much from too little

If the machine is indeed controlling, influencing or swaying those silly 5-min videos, that's a good thing. I rather wouldn't expect us to be able to discuss their influences in context other than historical otherwise.

Unless we'd be on some highly interesting payroll.

Russia wont survive the death of Putin.

Don't they have another leader in making? I didn't hear about anyone but I'm not observing internal affairs of Russia.

As soon as he is dead, any corruption he prevented, rather than taking over, will return tenfold.

If they're not making the general public used to the new potential leader, it does sound quite irresponsible.

The Free Russia Foundation released a 170-page report about "what the country might look like in 2030", but it may be just wishful thinking. According to the publicists, report is mostly focused on anti-Putin candidates.

Without a strongman to rule over Russia - it will devolve into chaos and corruption

This is why it has historically been ruled by a powerful leader

Same goes for most Slavic Nations

That's why they should prepare next leader before health of Putin starts to visibly weaken.

Couldn't find any intel on that however.

Just some "yay, after Putin is dead there will be no Putin!" type of thing.

Putin is not a good leader

Would you rather see someone from Putin's camp as his successor, someone from anti-Putin camp, or someone else?

putin, like majority of modern politicians, is just a puppet

@AsdfgQwert Someone else

I want to see a Russian Ruler who recognizes the existence of the Slavic Group - as historically the Russian Leaders have, rather than expansionism.

You mean pan-slavic approach?

To an extent, yes

Yeah, Putin seems to be harming Russia relations with other Slavic nations. Such as Ukraine, to not look too far (if in your worldview Ukraine should be separate nation).

It may be hard to undo.

It is possible.

But the longer we wait the worse it gets

Pan-Slavism reached the closest to reality in the time before World War I

And hit a new low with the fall of communism in the 80's