{"id":1285164,"date":"2025-08-26T11:48:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/beat-your-own-people-so-that-others-will-fear-them-why-was-propagandist-markov-punished\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T07:29:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T04:29:39","slug":"beat-your-own-people-so-that-others-will-fear-them-why-was-propagandist-markov-punished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/beat-your-own-people-so-that-others-will-fear-them-why-was-propagandist-markov-punished\/","title":{"rendered":"Crush your own to scare the rest: Why was propagandist Markov punished?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: Author’s Facebook<\/a> page<\/em><\/p>\n

The surprising news that Sergei Markov, a Russian politician and political scientist, has been declared a foreign agent in Russia, went largely unnoticed \u2014 many readers dismissed it, thinking it didn\u2019t matter what happens in their swamps.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Let me provide a little explanation. Fortunately, the story is unfolding with new details. So, here\u2019s the background.<\/p>\n

Sergei Markov is an odious character. He became prominent in Ukraine during the Orange Revolution. On the eve of the 2004 elections, Markov traveled to Kyiv, ostensibly for work, and constantly spoke at the so-called \u201cRussian House in Kyiv.\u201d He repeated the same message \u2014 about the brotherhood of peoples and Yanukovych, his prophet.<\/p>\n

Markov has always been one of the Kremlin\u2019s most ardent imperialists and a staunch supporter of Putin. He has been declared persona non grata in Ukraine and Estonia. Markov is also under sanctions by Canada.<\/p>\n

And \u2014 like this: Markov is now officially a foreign agent in\u2026<\/p>\n

Russia. That is, in fact, he has been declared an enemy of Russia with the right to be doused with shit by the first gang of Russian Hongweibing, like “Ours” (or whatever they are called now?)<\/p>\n\t\t