Propaganda helps boost support for Russian intervention in Syria
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The Russian air force has been carrying out air strikes in Syria since September 30th. The military operation has been accompanied by a huge media campaign at home. Waged largely on people's TV screens, it seems to have been effective. A majority of Russians were against the strikes before they began. But according to independent Russian polling centre Levada, some two-thirds of the population now supports them. Our correspondents investigate.
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A programme prepared by Patrick Lovett and Elom Marcel Toble
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