Political talk shows in Russia: current topics

Political talk shows in Russia have become popular programs on modern television. Different channels show the transmission data, because they are watched by a large number of spectators, and this in turn raises the ratings of TV companies and forces them to create new similar TV projects. What attracts viewers to these TV shows? We will try to answer this question in this article.

Most popular talk show

According to the rating agencies, today the most popular talk shows of a political nature are the following programs:

1. "Sunday evening" (host Vladimir Soloviev).
2. "Politics" with Peter Tolstoy.
3. "Voting right".
4. "The right to know" with E. Satanovsky.

There are also a number of special politicized talk shows, which also attract the attention of viewers, for example, the program "Special Correspondent" on the TV channel "Russia".

What attracts viewers to these programs?

Political talk shows in Russia are now a popular type of TV shows for many reasons. First, it is connected with the growing contradictions between Russia and the countries of the Western world, who declared our country persona non grata after the famous Crimean referendum.

Secondly, all countries feel the accumulated contradictions in relations that are connected with global changes on the geopolitical map of the world that occurred at the end of the last century. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Yalta system of world order broke up, formed at the end of World War II. The United States, having gained a global dominance in the world of economics, decided by military means to achieve complete subjugation of countries that did not enter into a halo of their profound influence. Therefore, using tactics of "soft power", the States are trying to create hotbeds of tension around the globe, including in the territory of our country.

Thirdly, it becomes obvious to many that the world is on the verge of the Third World War, which can result in the complete destruction of mankind, since many states have weapons for this.

Political TV programs on the "Second Channel"

Still, the rating of Russia's political talk shows indicate that the biggest responses in the hearts and minds of TV viewers find television programs on the second federal channel. This is the transfer, which is led by journalist Vladimir Solovyov.

The success of the program consists of invited people, usually of completely different political views and intelligent, deeply thinking leaders.

Political talk shows in Russia are propagandists of peace or war

Events in the world are developing rapidly. There are a lot of threats for our country, with which it has to fight in the face of Western sanctions and terrorist attacks, as well as the subordination of the Russian economy to the dollar system.

Specialists invited to political talk shows, as a rule, are polar points of view on the current situation. There are among them the so-called statesmen who advocate the re-creation of the image of Great Russia, there are liberals ready to bow to the Western world for the sake of friendship with him, there are those who make their political career at these shows. Even representatives of a clear enemy camp are present: American journalists trying to convey to our viewers the views of Western leaders, who believe that Russia is on the path of totalitarianism and poses a threat to the whole world.

It's hard to say what the leaders of such shows call for: they call for peace or war. Passions boil serious, but we should not forget that such programs are a tool of propaganda and entertainment, that's why they frighten the audience, and form public opinion, and even deliver pleasant moments of viewing.

Therefore, a political talk show on the Russia channel is a program that in the next few years is unlikely to lose its high popularity.