What happens when laughter is no longer innocent, but weaponized? In Moscow’s talk shows, satire has become something far more sinister — a theater of shadows where comedy blurs into propaganda, and reality itself bends with every punchline. Is it entertainment, or a strategic weapon reshaping how millions see the world? The answer might be more chilling than the joke itself. Would you still laugh?
Moscow’s Theater of Shadows: When Satire Becomes a Weapon The cameras flickered on. A crimson studio light swept across the velvet backdrop, illuminating a row of faces — commentators, politicians, and actors dressed as caricatures of the West. At first glance, it looked like entertainment. Laughter filled the air, the studio audience chuckling at jokes … Mehr lesen