"Honest" Soviet Television. Soviet Myths Debunked. Myth 18 

Love you Anna! I am a fifth generation farmer from Ohio Usa and my mother and grandmother are Ukrainian. These stories run deep in my family and the trauma from the Soviet times is something that has made some painful scars that have yet to heal. God bless you Anna SLAVA UKRAINE!

Coming from Slovakia I can confirm the Kaspirovsky TV Show my mum always went to watch it with our neighbour 🤣 And even now when she has got access to the information she still believe that west is rotten and Russia is the deal! 🤣 in fact both of my parents its like they've been brainwashed forever 😂 (oh actually they been showing me some toxic Russian crap - so they are feeding on that) I kinda stoped talking to them as they call me a Fasist because I support Ukraine, Its a shame but it is what it is.

This series is wonderful. You should write all of the scripts into a book and publish it in Russian, Ukrainian, and English.

Why, Anna, I think your totally random example of yourself as a Ukranian vlogger to be watched just so happens to be a brilliant idea and something that all your fans and others should readily support as well.🙂 This is an invitation to spread the good news about the existence of your vlog to all our friends and acquaintances. Slava Ukraini!

Another high-quality video, great job. I belive your blogs deserve to receive a broader audience, especially in countries heavily affected by putins propaganda. Chernobyl catastrophe was an example of how less the authorities did care about the sitizens, this should be never forgotten.

Radio too. I was a shortwave radio buff back in the 60s. I listened to Radio Moscow a lot. In August 1968 Russia, known as the Soviet Union at the time, invaded Czechoslovakia under the guise of the Warsaw Pact and crushed the Prague Spring. The Czech government under Dubcek had been initiating reforms such as more public debate of government policies and the possibility of having opposing political parties. They were not working to overthrow the Marxist-Leninist State or foment any kind of anti-Soviet revolution. They simply wanted to liberalize public discourse, "socialism with a human face" as Dubcek called it. The Russians of course could not tolerate any of this knowing free and open political discussion was a grave danger to its Eastern Bloc empire. Russia basically got away with this invasion. After routine words of condemnation, very little was done by the international community in response. Visions of detente were dancing in the heads of NATO. What the world ended up with was the Brezhnev Doctrine wherein Moscow claimed the right to intervene in any country where a communist government was threatened. The news about Czechoslovakia quickly dissolved from Western interest. You might think Russia would have wanted the story to go away too. Not so. Radio Moscow had a story just about every day for a least two years. Two years! The Warsaw Pact forces were "requested" by members of the Czech government and Communist Party leaders. Socialism was threatened. The West was interfering in the Eastern Bloc. The Czech citizens were endangered by "anti-socialist" forces and "bourgeois" systems. The Czech people were grateful for the invasion. I don't know how effective this propaganda was on Radio Moscow listeners. What is clear is that Russia depends on a delusional state of mind that soothes themselves even if not convincing others.

When I was in Russia in the 1970s, there were queues everywhere. Apparently it did not matter what the queue was for. Russians would just join on the end because it must be something in short supply. There was nothing to buy in the shops with roubles. There were special shops where you could buy stuff but they would take foreign currency only. Before I left, I found I had a lot of roubles which I was not allowed to take out of the country, so I bought a bust of Karl Marx (there were plenty of those). When I got back to London I used it as a door stop.

This video really popped. I think my favorite from your channel in a while. This idea of a population trying to charge water via their television set to improve their health is just terrifying.

“The rules are simple: they lie to us, we know they're lying, they know we know they're lying, but they keep lying to us, and we keep pretending to believe them.”― Elena Gorokhova, A Mountain of Crumbs

Professionally edited and produced. Broadcast quality and I am in the media. Amazing how you/Anna is/are able to turn out so much high-level content, so quickly with no staff or budget with the lights and heat out half of the time. Brilliant....great example of that good ole Ukranian ingenuity. Keep it coming.

This was great! Thank you so much! You're absolutely right about russian poisonous propaganda. I can't watch it for more than a few minutes. These propagandists are the worst of the worst kind of people.

You are correct Anna and unfortunately Russia isn't the only country that pushes propaganda internationally, other allies of Russia do as well, so we must all watch carefully that the information is not repeating a government version without critical thought. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

Anna, you are awesome! And you are totally blossoming in front of the camera! I feel maybe at first it was a combo of anger from Russia aggression, fear of internet trolls being mean, a dash if stage fright and a little being shy. Which is all endearing. Making learning about Ukraine more realistic and enlightening. Good Job, My Girl! Good Job! Always Love! Slava Ukraini!!! ❤️🇺🇦❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇦❤️

ANNA: Great job debunking the Russian myths and falsehood!

Fascinating episode. Thank you 👍🏻🇺🇦🇺🇦Slava Ukraine.

I've been watching the translations that the Russian Media Monitor RU-vid channel does of "select" Russian news shows. So amazingly bizarre! There's really no way to know if the presenters believe the nonsense they are spouting or if it's all an act. Your videos, on the other hand, brim with honestly. I loved your presentation on this one. Your personality really came out. (And can I say, that outfit is amazing!)

This was really excellent! I've been educating myself about russian propaganda through both your channel and Operator Starsky....still shocked about the level of pathological delusion that seems present in russia today, just unreal! Like living in the twilight, zone!

I need to say this Anna: Both me and my wife watched this episode yesterday, and she recoqnised all those programs you mentioned :) Some interesting about my wife is that she in secrecy listened to foreign radio in the Soviet Union and despite all the propaganda she wanted to leave the country, was always curious about the west and she did in fact leave Russia in 1996 when she had the opportunity. Oh yeah - one day the KGB paid her family a visit in 1975 when her uncle had jumped off and escaped to Canada :) About the episode - no doubt that Ruzzian propaganda more and more resembles the former Soviet propaganda. Thank you and keep up the good work and stay safe :)

Honest, upfront, sometimes confronting, but always in russia's face.... Fantastic video Anna, simply a joy to watch, as your use of the English language is simply Amazing 👏 👏 👏 I love ❤️ the way you finished this vlog... "watch Ukrainian vloggers and best of all you ought to watch me.... I'm Anna from Ukraine 🇺🇦....".... Brilliant 🌟 🌟 🌟 Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 Blessings from Australia 🇦🇺 🙏

Thank you! I think this was very well done and very informative! Have a nice new week!!

Anna, great topic! You also need to touch on So it propaganda in the movies as well. I had to watch "Battleship Petompkin" for a college class. It was horrible, I wanted to jump overboard. We here in America have our own quacks as well that come on TV at 2 or 3 in the morning and peddle garbage.

Excellent work, Anna. 🙂

I totally agree, Tried to watch some rus-propaganda and was commited to give me 2hrs. Couldn't last for more than 30 mins. Pure torture.Slava Ukraini

Back in the early-mid 2000s I had started working through the Pimsleur Russian courses, and then found some places on the internet to watch Russian TV news. I understood even less of the language than I understand now, but still I noticed that Russian TV news was obsessed with 1) Ukraine and its parliament, and 2) the United States. It paid a lot more attention to the U.S. than we paid to Russia, but Ukraine seemed to be the top obsession. That seemed to me ominous, and I said so at the time. I didn't know much about the history of Ukraine at the time, other than that the Holodomor had happened, but it didn't seem healthy that a smaller country would have a large neighbor with such a history paying so much attention to it. It turns out it wasn't healthy at all.

Looking forward to next installment.

The Chernobyl catastrophe was discovered in Sweden 🇸🇪 by the detectors of a Swedish nuclear plant, when they discovered radiation was higher outside of the plant than inside. We had quite a lot of downfall falling over Sweden.

A very interesting episode! Soviet TV was very dystopian, and modern Russian TV is as well. Definitely not what I enjoy spending my time with!

I loved your Soviet Psychics. Didn't know anything about them.

Took a trip by train from Berlin to Warsaw last October and had the chance to talk with a polish lady. When I mentioned that, one day I'd like to visit St Petersburg, she asked why would I ever want to go to a country that brought so much suffering to so very many people. Warsaw was nice.

Thanks Anna. Mass popularity of charging water by your TV set is something I never heard of before. You cannot try to rationally make sense of irrational behavior. If you don't exercise your brain it goes the same way as your body without activity. Love your suggestion at the end of your vlog to help with this. Stay safe the best you can.

I watched RUS TV a lot and came long ago to a firm conclusion: "Pinokkio-TV"! (Or may be: "Buratina-TV"?) Whatever. Most devastating experience: the report following the MH17 downing. I had to puke!

That is what I found funny about your word of the day a few days ago pravda we in America use pravda to mean communists lies from the ussr days newspaper. 🤷

There is no real reason why one shouldn't watch influencer Anna from Ukraine, indeed. Back in USSR time Estonians spoke better Finnish than now when they are not tortured with Soviet television anymore. Thanks for nice episoe Anna. Slava Ukraini.

Diakuyu you Anna for another insightful video, I can’t understand how so many people get sucked in by Russian propaganda, when Ukraine wins this war there’s going to be an awful lot of red faces, great work Anna, I can’t wait for your next video, lots of Obijmaiu from the Uk 🇬🇧 have a Dobryi vechir, be careful in the snih, Slava Ukrayini, Geroyam Slava 🇺🇦 ❤ 🇬🇧

Thank you. And congratulations to your relatives from Argentina for the World Cup ⚽🏆

Congratulations on the new video format on the channel!

Soviet-Russian news was not only propaganda, it was also corny! The TV Shows were the equivalent of America's "Leave It To Beaver!" and "Daddy Knows Best!". Just corny shows that did not present life in a real, true manner and sense!! Great videos, Anna!

this might be your best video so far

Ukraine is so lucky to have you and those like you.

Love the series and that jumper. Ruffles!

Thank you Anna for yet another great video. Groet, Arjan

Your work is much appreciated! Would you consider making a video sharing with us some popular Ukrainian media? Things like movies, shows, general pop culture stuff. So that we can enjoy and spread Ukrainian culture and media too :)

Honest, yeah right

What a cosy and warm sweater, Anna! Great idea with several layers on your arms. So beautiful and resourceful, and you look like a queen in it😍. But, sweater aside - thanks for putting things into perspective about Russia. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

Nice sweater, Anna! Warm and looks good. Very interesting vlog too. Take care.

beautiful candy/chocolate sweater... love you Anna!

Very good! Thank you!

Excellent work, Anna.

Love your videos Anna, you’re positive attitude and outlook always puts me in a better place. ❤❤👍🏼👍🏼

Great video and I love your sweater!! Just beautiful!

As an Eastern Europian I approve everything you've saying,Anna from Ukraine. I honestly hope that you're properly understood by people who never experienced communism.

Definitely a cool looking warm sweater!!

Your presentations are just exc ellent. Thank you. from Canada.

Oдин... два... три... четыре... the entire Poland went silent when this sounded on our TV every week or so 🙂 So yeah, people need hope and want to believe everywhere.

Anna - this upload is somehow a kind of a Spine chilling one - As my Country I S N ' T that far away from Russia (Germany and Poland are between) we in my Family always learned of this -: the Russians Coming - be prepared :- very good upload Anna

Время (snippets aired on ABC news) was my first exposure to Russian media, and Chernobyl was the headline. I remember wondering what the heck was wrong with the reporting. We had comic editorials about the information gap before the USSR came up with any kind of public response. They seem to be into Rasputin types

Merci beaucoup Anna pour la traduction. Moi Anna, il y a juste toi que j'écoute. Jusqu'à maintenant j'ai écouté 3 personnes et c'était juste des Ukrainiens. Moi j'écoute Anna et je n'arrêtez pas. 🙂💙💛👌👍🤞✌️👋

There is a youtube channel showing Russian propaganda to us english speakers. It is called Russian Media Monitor and it is made to actually combat against that propaganda. I recommend watching it sometimes. Thank you Anna also from your video.

Another fantastic and interesting video Anna. That's also a interesting sweater you have on. In a good way of course. Beautiful as always. Keep up the great work Anna and stay safe. You are such an amazing woman.

As before, this is extremely well done.

Best math books I got from MIR editor. From soviet Russia. Just had to skip introduction section full of socialist theory, totally unrelated with book content.

Two brothers, Bill, and Bob, who lived somewhere were members of the communist party and they decided to emigrate to the USSR. Even though they didn't believe the media's negative reports on the conditions in the USSR, they decided to be a little cautious. Bill would go to russia. If they were right and it was a communist paradise, Bill would write a letter to Bob using black ink. If, though, the situation in the USSR was as terrible as the media portrayed, Bill would use red ink to indicate whatever he says in the letter must not be believed. After three months Bob received a report, It was in black ink and read, "I'm so happy here, It's beautiful, I enjoy complete freedom and a high standard of living. Everything is readily available. There is only one thing of which there's a shortage. Red ink."

Among your best. Thank you. 😎

Anna is stepping up the game💃 I like💃

Hello Ms. Anna. I am wondering how I might post a couple photos I thought you might find entertaining. I would be happy to post them publicly as they are not offensive in nature. Actually meant to be humorous. #Racoons#

Your following is growing, such a wonderful lecturer. Anna, you will have millions of subscribers someday. Congratulations.

Congratulations on this new format ---in time you will get it down perfect !

It can not be enough stress about that the people of Russia CHOOSE TO BELEIVE their blatantly propaganda. Still they complain.

Thanks Anna. All but the very deluded know how bad life was in the 'Soviet Union.' Now thar Russia has decided to turn back the clock, millions of people in Russia will suffer again. This is their own fault, and I have no sympathy. Ukraine, on the other hand, has a bright future. Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦

Hello Anna , you might be interested to know one of the news presenter on Polish TV is copying your format of presenting. Another great video , very pretty jumper you wore. regards Wally

nice warm jumper , not available at the UK Marks and Spencer , my mum could have knitted this for us if she had the pattern

Beautiful Anna, Unfortunately, in the US we are having on own issues with media propaganda, and it is becoming more and more difficult to decern the truth of anything. Your analysis should be viewed by all to understand the dangers of suppressing truth (no matter how painful the truth is) in order to have a free and open society. I, for one, applaud your work and hope you continue! Please stay safe, warm, and healthy....... Slave Ukraine! you are truly one of the heroes!

.... I .... uh .... er......... Thanks again, your viewpoint is valued.

I watch russian state tv and laugh. they just talked about nuking Yellowstone park to trigger the volcano. this volcano could wipe out life on earth. russians are not the sharpest tool in the shed. lol.

That is such a cool antique TV, where did you find it?.

Brilliant thank you for this, I knew of it but not in such detail.

Anna, thank you for the presentation including the lovely pullover.😜😜

As an American, I couldn't watch those Soviet-Russian shows for entertainment purposes or for many other reasons! I watched some on RU-vid recently and I find them to be corny or filled with negativity regarding the West and the Western way of life.

it sounds like the factory in leipzig worked in in 1988. I am very happy to have this experience to contrast with the freedom of a normal country like ireland.

Thank you again for this information.

I love your sarcastic humor. Please continue in this kind of video. Plus you have a cute old sweeter. Slava Ukrajine!

There were also programs, which were supposed to "hold up a crooked mirror" (nastaviť krivé zrkadlo) - which was a very empty phrase used to describe programs that were supposed to uncover some problems in society, which they did, but in a very tame and careful way

We in Slovakia suffered effects from Chernobylj radiation too. We were not told the truth either and the first spring warm days invited people out on the sun... A lot of people still have health issues today.

I love the East German film Goodbye Lenin. Same thing, only different, lots of laughs. Things were as they were as things are as they are. Those were the days my friend, those were the days. At least the lies were consistent with this sense of normalcy.

That sneaky smile of your at the end 👌🏻😁 Good episode. I thought on last year that how my buddys mother does not still speak Finnish fluently even my buddy did it already 20y ago and they moved here like on -90/-91 or so. But it must because of watching the Russian tv, not a Finnish one. That's why also the whole family is poisoned with this Russian propaganda. Oh, the amount of denialism with it. Btw in 🇫🇮 language that "sneaky smile" is called for virne, but I also wanna add that beautiful is called for kaunis. Just telling... 😇 Slava Ukraini!

Wow! I just drank a beer in front of my computer, watching Your video, and I SWEAR it tasted better, and better the more You talked!!! 🤯MAGIC!!!! 😱🥳😂😂😂

Hi Anna as allways thanks for the education..slava ukraine..

Thank you Anna for explaining the falsehoods concerning the Soviet Union and Russia. People need to know what they are actually like. And you and other Ukrainian's have suffered greatly because of the Soviets and Russians. But you are turning a negative into a positive by educating people and making them aware of the Truth. Well done!!!! . Slava Ukraini, Geroyam Slava. 🙂✌️❤️🇺🇦

Molodets' Anna. Good job! Love the info. Just asking, Ukrainian is way harder than English. Why are there apostrophes after letters in Ukrainian?

I did watch a movie series from Russia…it was called better than us.quite good really

Thankyou for the episode. Today’s russian propaganda, when brought up, to me, is odd or stupid. If you want to count these. Growing up, my russian viewing would be limited to Rocky & Bullwinkle. Toss in some movies borrowed from grandma (Sylvester Stallone, James Bond)Not sure really what else.

Regardless of language or culture: a fool and his money are soon departed. We want to believe, but it's all too easy to deceive.

Thank u

That's a lovely top you're wearing! Too good for RU-vid, keep it safe until after the war! 🌹😉

Very well done Anna.

Russia news not much different from other eastern countries. Arnab is a wow factor. Anna is keeping real and truthful. Love from Canada

Here in America, we can do the same think with propaganda in all of our films and tv shows.

Thank you, Anna and Sasha, I like this episode (I like them all but I feel strongly about matters of morals and principles; in life). This manipulation they've been doing for decades over there is *extremely* harmful to their own population. They pretend they care about their citizens, but if they fail to be open and honest with them, they lead them into a false sense of security, which is likely why they are, in the main, totally unprepared for the realities they are starting to find out about now. It (the truth) is a shock that hits like a ton of bricks! Unrest is gradually bubbling away on simmer; just waiting to come to the boil (metaphorically speaking). So that just proves they lie and are creating a society of liars (even if by scaring them into becoming liars). We often hear that saying here 'The truth hurts'. Yes, it can hurt, it hurts the guilty party (or parties) a lot when it comes to light that they lied. Karma happens unaided. That's why decent parents do their best to teach their children to be open and honest in life. Scale that up to liars doing their utmost to teach others to be dishonest... ...then imagine the majority of society being taught by "parents" (leaders throughout society) who have the principles of the latter of those two. Would that be likely to result in a society that can cope when lying backfires on them *big time* ? Wishing you peaceful skies 💙🕊💛

Merci beaucoup Anna pour le vidéo, je vais le réécouter tantôt. Je vais te dire la vérité. Sa fait au moins 8 ans que je savais qu'il y aurait une grosse guerre, j'ai même passé pour un fou.Je croyait que ce serait les USA contre L'Iran. Sa fait longtemps que sa parle de sa sur internet. 💙💛🙏🏻👍🤞✌️👋⚜️

Russian TV today seems much worse than the Soviet version. In Soviet times, they at least tried to put on a veneer of humanity. Now it's just a naked Orc display.