channels and even the single liberal cable channel dorst which now has a very limited audience. to cut this tendency and i started to cleanse the whole cultural landscape destroying everything that allowed the production of alternative content and naturally his attention fell on film festivals if you. think recently the government has cut off. try to use scandal and controversy as a tool on all levels in terms of domestic policy in terms of forming public opinion but also kind of international intervention he managed to use of the negative representations to the benefit so basically as long as they can remain in that spotlight and they can appear to be powerful and impactful i think they're quite happy with up. patry tism is politically useful as a concept because it is malleable it can change shape to see patterns and if these but buses are anything to go by the meaning of patch it isn't for russia right now is when. and finally there are changes coming to the white house correspondents' dinner the annual black tie event in washington when journalists a mingle with the politici