Analysis: if enough B-list celebrities gather in one place and shout ‘fire!’ ordinary Russians will start to believe they are at risk, says Allison QuinnAs tens of thousands of people gathered in central Moscow for an “anti-Maidan” rally recently, the Russian public was being asked to swallow an unsavoury pill: apparently the country is in such danger that its own security forces are not enough to prevent a coup d’etat. Instead it must rely on a team of ageing B-list celebrities to help fight off the west.The rally, centred around opposition to the protests in Kiev a year ago that …read more
Source: The Guardian
