Popular children's heroes Shrek and the Grinch were expelled from Russia because "they are the means through which Western countries indoctrinate Russian children"
The Kremlin insists on traditional, i.e. pro-family values, and expels from the state anything that it deems not to be on that line.
Thus, the legislators recently estimated that Shrek, the Grinch and similar children's heroes have a harmful effect on the youngest. At a round table held last week on the occasion, several films, toys and games were accused of being the means through which Western countries "indoctrinate" Russian children.
As the "Moscow Times" reported, the leader of the Just Russia political party, Sergei Mironov, accused the West of waging a "hybrid war" through children's entertainment, citing the saying: "If you want to defeat the enemy, raise their children."
"Unfortunately, Western countries are very actively involved in the indoctrination of our children," he said.
Western indoctrination
Member of the State Duma Yana Lantratova presented "good" children's films and toys from the Soviet era, contrasting them with characters originating from Western countries, with Shrek and the Grinch.
"They don't look bad, but they also have physical and personal flaws," said Lantratova about them. "Gradually, with the infiltration of Western culture, characters began to appear who embodied negative traits, but were elevated to the status of positive characters," the legend of one of her presentation slides read.
She also said that unclear laws prevent authorities from blocking Western-produced children's content.
The views come as a result of a law banning content labeled as "propaganda" promoting childless ideologies, as Vladimir Putin tries to encourage women to have children to counter the country's declining birthrate.
Penalties for those who violate this law are fines, up to 400.000 rubles for individuals and up to 5 million rubles for legal entities.
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