The views of Russians will become completely different if the main characters on TV change.

Such an opinion in an interview with Apostrof was voiced by a former Ukrainian diplomat and showman Dmitry Chekalkin.

As an example, he cites a change in the attitude of Soviet citizens to the United States and Israel in the late 1980s.

"What happened? Instead of the leading programs" International panorama "included the leading programs" Vzglyad ". Just now, in principle, in order to cure Russians, it will be enough to show them Navalny, Kasparov or Khodorkovsky instead of Kiselyov and Solovyov for five or six months. The absolute majority of the population will change their attitude and will cuss Putin as well as in the 90s they cursed Stalin. And today Stalin for Russians has become a savior and a hero, he is establishing monuments, "Chekalkin explained..

He also noted that in Russia the image of the enemy in the face of the Americans is the usual manipulation, which the power successfully uses.

"There is such a phenomenon:

nothing so unites the nation as the presence of a real or fictitious enemy. Our real enemy is Putin, and this to some extent played a historical role, because we are building a Ukrainian political nation. But in Russia came up with some terrible pindos, the imperialist, who allegedly tries to take away their independence, territory, freedom. That is, it is a manipulation that really worked: people are easily intimidated by a real or fictional threat. This is a psychological effect, and Putin used it very effectively. ", he explained..