Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have launched a children’s magazine, which tells the story of the country’s conflict with an array of characters, which bear a more-than-fleeting resemblance to real political figures.
The magazine, launched on Wednesday in the separatist held parts of Ukraine’s Luhansk region, is called “Polite Little People.” The title is seemingly a play on the phrase “polite people” which has become shorthand for Russian soldiers.
Russian-backed rebels in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions of Ukraine have held large swathes of land since 2014 and an uneasy ceasefire continues between Russian and Ukrainian forces. The regions have …read more
Source: Newsweek
