“In Russia there will be famine in the spring, in Russia the Internet is on coupons, in Russia we are running out of oil.”
It’s hard to believe, but this is exactly how many people in Ukraine think about us today, or rather, this is how they talk about our country Ukrainian media. Why are “distorting mirrors” in such demand today in Ukraine and who benefits from it? We'll talk about this in this article.
Just a year ago, Russians were almost relatives for Ukrainians; if they made fun of their big brother, it was in a kind way. It took only a few months and one big Euro Maidan to destroy this centuries-old friendship of fraternal peoples. Russians have turned into “damned Muscovites”, “vatniks”, “Rushists” and “Colorados”, and Russia has become their number one enemy, which prevents Ukraine from becoming related to Europe. Ukrainians are now literally turning their children against Russia from the cradle. The younger generation is brought up on cartoons, where Russia is presented as a hero who lazes around, drinks alcohol with friends, lives his life in vain, but at some point he finds the main meaning of his life - “war with Ukraine.” On the Internet, Ukraine is now waging an information war against Russia, where they have all the means they can. Many Ukrainians, especially Western ones, have not been to Russia for so long that they firmly believe in what they are shown on television, and it says that Russia lives like Honduras. According to Ukrainian media, the Russian people live in terrible conditions. The average Russian lives in a barracks with amenities on the street. There is no water in the apartments either, so they wash clothes in buckets. With such a life, Russian people have only one joy - moonshine; according to Ukrainians, it can be obtained in any Russian family. It turns out there are no shops or gas stations in Russia, and you can only get a job in Moscow. If you believe the Ukrainian media, Russians will soon begin to die of hunger. Because of the sanctions, there is literally nothing to eat in our country; having become emaciated without Polish apples, according to Ukrainians, we go to Poland and Finland to shop. But the worst situation, according to Ukrainians, is now in Russian Crimea. All conscientious citizens of Ukraine left there. From the leading news agencies of Ukraine, Ukrainians receive fictitious, fake news. At the same time, there is an opinion that the journalists did this consciously, that is, they knew that they were sharing false information with the public. Some experts say that zombifying the population of Ukraine today is as easy as shelling pears. 
You can tell any fables and fairy tales about Russia, despite the close proximity, many Ukrainians have not been to our country since 1991. After the collapse of the USSR, the standard of living in Ukraine began to gradually decline, and Ukrainians no longer could afford any travel beyond their native village. This Hatred of Russia has led Ukrainians to cross out everything that has connected these two countries for centuries. Judging by the mood of the Ukrainians, the Russians are no longer their brothers. Unfortunately, Ukraine still cannot understand who it is - a great Slavic state or a state without a past, with an incomprehensible Nazi present and a dubious European future. We can only hope that despite the information war and all attempts to quarrel between Ukraine and Russia, we will still remain fraternal peoples. And we will remember this page of our history like a bad dream.
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Mass media (mass media ), mass media - press (newspapers, magazines, books), radio, television, Internet, cinema, sound and video recordings, video text, teletext, billboards and panels, home video centers combining television, telephone, computer and others communication lines.
All these means have qualities that unite them - appeal to a mass audience, accessibility to many people, corporate content of production and dissemination of information. Term mass media also applies to organizations that control these technologies, such as television channels or publishing houses.
Public media, often associated with "public communications" and can take many forms, can reach different groups of people and be associated with a large number of different areas. At the same time, public media is a means to create discussion and engage ordinary citizens united by certain goals. The main characteristic of public media is that it is independent of commercial trends and popular topics of discussion. This allows for the creation of different models of public media, which may offer an open editorial policy, or one more focused on citizen engagement.
IN Ukraine activity mass media is regulated by the laws “On Print Media (Press) in Ukraine”, “On Information”, “On Advertising”, “On Television and Radio Broadcasting” and a number of others.
Internet- mass media
With the advent and spread of the Internet, Internet mass media. They quickly gained popularity, although their audience is still much smaller than the “traditional” (as they came to be called) media. Almost all Ukrainian media today They also have a website on the Internet, many of them publish regularly updated information: as a rule, these are Internet versions of the same materials, sometimes they are released with a delay, sometimes access to materials and / or archives is paid. Of course, the main income of online media also comes from advertising, although the media can be sponsored and serve as the language organ of any organization. The question of how equal the concept of mass media and online media is is the subject of numerous discussions and lawsuits around the world.
Internet media, due to the specifics of the Internet, are most similar to an ordinary wall newspaper posted in a publicly accessible place.
Internet media in Russia began to be officially registered as mass media in the institutions of Rosokhrankultura. However, registration is not mandatory for them.
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Two years ago I decided to enter a Kiev university and now I’m studying here. Firstly, it is cheaper than in Moscow. Secondly, I have relatives and friends here who can support me. Thirdly, I wanted new experiences, new places and new discoveries. And Kyiv did not let me down in this regard. This is beauty, and antiquity, and the same dynamism as in other megacities! To my compatriots who are thinking about studying in Ukraine, I want to say that I study here in Russian and communicate in Russian. And Ukrainian is very close and understandable, I can even speak a little. This is great!
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Vishal Ratnakar, theoretical physicist (India-Ukraine)
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Ersin Raisov (Kazakhstan)
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Ramil Masimov (Georgia)
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