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          Assessing Diversity on Russian TV

          The U.S. view of Russian media is that it is all propaganda all the time to keep the Russian people in line, but it actually encourages diverse and even hostile opinions, says Gilbert Doctorow.

          By Gilbert Doctorow

          Anyone looking into Russian television programming on both state-owned and privately owned federal channels cannot ignore the heavy presence of political talk shows.

          On the premier programs of Vladimir Soloviev, international affairs constitute close to percent of the subject matter.

        1. On the premier programs of Vladimir Soloviev, international affairs constitute close to percent of the subject matter.
        2. Sunday night's edition of the Vladimir Solovyov talk show gave Gilbert Doctorow is an independent political analyst based in Brussels.
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        5. Sixty Minutes was back on Friday, and the widely watched Evening with Vladimir Solovyov was again on air last night, Sunday.

          6. They enjoy time on air comparable with formal news broadcasting. Indeed some are wrapped around news bulletins, and all make use of audio-visuals taken from the newsroom to drive the panelists’ debates.

          Russian President Vladimir Putin answering questions from Russian citizens at his annual Q&A event on April 14, (Russian government photo)

          The genre of political talk shows is as much a fixture of Russian television around the clock as the daily serials dealing with romance, detective stories and adventure.

          They tell you that the Russian public, young and old, female