cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/26082539

Belarusian prankster Vladislav Bokhan, posing as a representative of Russia’s United Russia party, convinced teachers in Voronezh Oblast to create tin foil hats in a “patriotic workshop” dubbed the Helmet of the Fatherland. The local Education Ministry department has reportedly praised their efforts.

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  • andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works
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    7 days ago

    It’s not the first time. He also made teachers celebrate with iconographic portraits of Stepan Bandera (a ukrainian historical figure whose name is a scapegoat on local TV) to find out no one even know ho he looks. I find that a good display of how inept and gullible municipal workers are, and they also work with children and therefore produce new generations of vatniks.