After the government seized influence over the independent television networks, NTV and TV6, Russia's media became vastly duller.
Ïîñëå òîãî êàê ïðàâèòåëüñòâî óñòàíîâèëî âëèÿíèå íàä íåçàâèñèìûìè òåëåêîìïàíèÿìè ÍÒÂ è ÒÂ6, ðîññèéñêèå ñðåäñòâà ìàññîâîé èíôîðìàöèè (ÑÌÈ) ñòàëè çíà÷èòåëüíî ñêó÷íåå.