The society of the spectacle in a single republic: who and how turned Komi politics into show business
At the end of January, “The Kremlin Wizard” by Olivier Assayas, based on the novel of the same name by Giuliano da Empoli, will be released. This is the story of a former reality show producer who achieved success and became Vladimir Putin's PR man. In the figure of the main character, Vadim Baranov, it is easy to recognize the ideologist of “sovereign democracy” Vladislav Surkov.