Propaganda: noun 1.information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.”he was charged with distributing enemy propaganda” Google’s English dictionary, provided by Oxford Languages.

One way to look at propaganda is that the propagandist is projecting what he/she/it thinks the propagandee wants to hear. But we may want to hear something else; it’s only their projection. By telling us what they think we value, they are telling us what they value.

In Putin’s case, it’s hard to think of anything, but Putin wants to be a Russian Czar. A Czar who is above the fray, encased in opulence. As an aside, the video obviously comes from Moscow, but the music may have been added later. However, a couple of people in the comments section said that the music was in the Russian original. End aside.

Zelensky, on the other hand, is humble in the metaphorical trenches with the heroes. As an aside, I have never seen a President or any leader of Zelensky’s stature in a room with so many armed people. Every man and woman who came up to be given a medal had an assault rifle casually hanging from their shoulder. End aside.