The occupation authorities use sports as a propaganda tool

Sport has always been an important part of the international image of any state, a means of “soft power”. And for totalitarian and authoritarian regimes, it has turned into a weapon of propaganda of their own ideology. For example, the 1934 World Cup and the 1936 Olympic Games played a significant role in the propaganda of Italian fascists and German Nazis.

This was reported by the Center of National Resistance.

Hitler and Mussolini wanted not only to organize and hold these sporting events in an exemplary manner, but also to show the world the winning results and “superiority” of their nations and political regimes over their competitors.

The Soviet Union, which used sports to promote communist ideology and fight against the “capitalist bloc” during the Cold War, was not far behind them. The apogee of this confrontation was the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, which were boycotted by 65 states in protest against the Soviet aggression in Afghanistan.

The Russian Federation continues to follow this path. Having created the so-called "Russian Student Sports Union", it launched its tentacles in all the Ukrainian territories it managed to annex. Therefore, the other day in the Donetsk region, such a “union” was presented, which will unite young people around itself and brainwash them with its propaganda of greatness and power. As they say, all methods are acceptable.

Author - Serhii Kolomiets, 22/04/2024