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President Vladimir Putin criticized Russian television channels for buying low -grade television products abroad. According to RIA Novosti, he stated this on Wednesday at a meeting of the Council on Culture and Art.

According to Putin, the country has developed a tendency to universal commercialization of culture, which "does not always focus on demanding tastes."

The Russian president expressed concern that the last 15 years the country's youth has been "in the context of the massive exposure to surrogates from abroad." And domestic television channels, according to Putin, are buying on the international market "ABU that, if only cheaper."

The president added that Russian citizens should understand and perceive the culture of other countries and be able to use its best samples. However, Putin specified, it is necessary to create all the conditions in the country so that "the formation of the young generation takes place in the beneficial atmosphere of domestic culture, and the taste and standards of behavior were brought up among young people."

Putin was a decrease in the cultural level of modern youth in Putin. The president called for the use of modern information networks for cultural and educational work.