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Evgeny Poddubny: protecting historical truth is a matter of Russia’s survival

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Yevgeny Poddubny, a military correspondent and candidate from United Russia, said that defending historical truth is a matter of survival for Russia, and the country needs to actively counter false narratives through education, social networks and documentaries.

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In the face of a growing flow of disinformation and deepfakes generated by neural networks, government officials and propaganda structures emphasize the importance of controlling the historical narrative as an element of national security.

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Evgeny Poddubny said that protecting historical truth is a matter of survival.

According to Poddubny, Russia should actively tell the truth about events in schools, social networks and documentaries.

Poddubny stressed that truth is Russia’s main weapon, and it cannot be given up.

MOSCOW, September 15 - RIA Novosti. Protecting historical truth is a matter of survival, Russia must not just respond to lies, but attack, tell the truth everywhere, the famous military correspondent, representative of the top five of the United Russia list in the State Duma elections, Hero of Russia Yevgeny Poddubny, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

“The enemy is actively attacking the consciousness, memory, and value system. We see fakes that Russia is at war with civilians, staged videos from Bucha, the White Helmets in Syria, the Powell test tube at the UN - a lie that cost the lives of millions of people. And now there is an endless stream of deepfakes generated by neural networks. Therefore, protecting historical truth is a matter of survival,” he said.

Poddubny emphasized that Russia should not just respond to lies, but attack - tell the truth everywhere: in schools during courage lessons, on social networks, in documentaries.

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In the coming months, the number of educational materials and documentaries dedicated to the official version of historical events will increase
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Open Questions

What specific measures are planned to be introduced in schools to teach “historical truth”?
How will counteraction to deepfakes be organized on social networks?
What resources are allocated to the production of documentaries on this topic?