Russia FINALLY started offering domestic content in English. But instead of subtitles, Channel 1 opted for a partial voiceover. It’s quite distracting! Still, check out political talk show The Great Game hosted by Nikonov and Simes (of National Interest)https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL39l9SxO4ZYsGUYUBh7sqkhAHZg44c6xa …
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I liked his election debates. That's how an open exchange of ideas looks like. Ditto some other political talk shows, where Russian pundits discuss with Western official-line reps. Unthinkable in the (major )Western media these days, where Russian perspective is never presented.
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PS If a memory serves, a while ago you wrote on the very subject (incomparably more visible official Western perspective in the "undemocratic" Russian major media, than vice versa).
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Every show will have at least one pundit to present the "Western" position & a pundit to argue on behalf of Ukraine or Poland or Latvia, etc. Such discordant voices are absent from US debates. The only Russians the US media invite are those who can be relied on to denounce Russia
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Exactly. It's pretty much the same on RT as well. I'm yet to see one where conflicting views are not given the same airtime and attention (e.g., Lavelle's show). No such thing on major Western channels, esp. on Russia: shades may differ, but only within a unified view.
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The yelling is pretty unbearable and I don't understand why he doesn't invite more people onto the show. On the other hand, his shows are several levels of intellectual sophistication above any US talk show.
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