The Russian Orthodox Church is called upon to correct the situation on Russian television

The Moscow Patriarchate believes that the Russians are unhappy with what they show on TV, and instead of scenes of violence and debauchery, they want smart and moral television.

"You can trust or not trust the surveys, but I know from my experience that our people's attitude to television is not as positive as our media elite is trying to portray. People are tired of empty entertainment, from scenes of violence and debauchery. They want smart and moral television, which prompts to think and act better," the interfax-religion of the head of synodal said today. Department for the relationship between the Church and Society, Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin.

“Stagnation is obvious in our television industry,” he said, commenting on the results of the survey conducted by the Zircon research group. According to the survey, almost 70% of Russia's residents approve the creation of the Public Council on morality on Russian television. 65.2% of respondents seek to avoid watching television programs and films with horror scenes and violence. Transigns and films with erotic and sexual scenes try not to watch more than 55% of respondents.

As V. Chaplin noted, "a course on the lack of thought and discussion, everyone has long been tired of thoughtless entertainment." "In terms of information content and content, the central and decimeter channels, unfortunately, are increasingly losing to satellite television. Yes, there are many interesting things on large four buttons: talented films, interesting current shows, good analytical programs, but all this occupies a percent of 10-20 air in the prime time. The rest of the time is spent on which weighs the person to think and act,"---- He is convinced.

According to the clergyman, "this situation needs to be fixed." “If the leadership of large channels will not correct it, life itself will correct it. When people throughout the country receive the real right to choose from a hundred, two hundred and more channels, they undoubtedly turn off the stupid entertainment programs, which for 15 years have not been entertained or laugh. It will be very disappointing if the residents of Russia cease to watch Russian television,” the agency’s interlocutor said.

Vsevolod Chaplin emphasized that among his acquaintances, more and more people are watching either one of the leading Russian information television channels or Western television.

“Most of those who watch entertaining shows and low -quality films are people who, unfortunately, do not simply have an alternative,” the representative of the Russian Church added.