Lithuanian nationalists offered censor Russian television - KM.RU

Lithuanian nationalists from the opposition party “Homeland Union – Christian Democrats” developed “soft containment strategy of Russia”, according to which the Russian TV shows and movies with the “Moscow propaganda” should be banned, February 7 transmits agency Delfi.

Movies and TV projects

where “glorified figures who have committed crimes against the citizens of Lithuania or the Soviet era,” should generally not be eligible to show, according to deputies. They also insist that the “ideological work of the Soviet people” left the public space of Lithuania.

With regard

movies that will still be allowed, the authors suggest to use a special strategy tax policy – it primarily affects all movies that subsidized the Russian government. “Potentially dangerous” film production Lithuanians can be identified by the marking “Made in Russia” – this sign to convince nationalists should mark all without exception Russian movies and TV shows.

The need for such measures

deputies explain concern about the younger generation, which is necessary to develop resistance to propaganda. According to the authors of the initiative, Moscow and applies itself to the West and Europe instruments of “soft power”, while a much more intensive and effective. One of these tools, according to the leader of the “Union of the Fatherland” Andrius Kubilius, acts “different kind of cultural invasion from Gazmanov headed».

In late January

combat the influence of Russia urged Latvian Defense Minister Raymond Vejonis. In order to confront the “soft power” in Moscow, he proposed to strengthen the movement of young militia youth to instill a love of the motherland, “that was more stable foundation of the state».