Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Military Papers' Circulation Declines
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1993 Russian military report notes that military publications are losing circulation and are resorting to publishing content about UFOs and light fiction to attract readers, which is criticized as a distraction from their primary mission.
This document is a translation of a report from the Russian newspaper KRASNAYA ZVEZDA, dated January 14, 1993. It details the challenges faced by the Russian military media system following the collapse of the former Soviet structure and the formation of national armies. Lieutenant General Konstantin Bogdanov, the expert commission chairman and chief of the Russian Federation Ministry of Defense Main Directorate for Work With Personnel, explains that military newspapers and magazines are facing significant declines in circulation. In an effort to survive in a market-driven environment, some military publications have begun to deviate from their core mission of informing personnel about the Armed Forces. Instead, these outlets are increasingly publishing light fiction, detective stories, and articles regarding UFOs to attract readers. General Bogdanov expresses concern that these editorial choices are moving the publications away from their principal tasks.
It is true that some military publications, in trying to attract readers, are filling their pages with light fiction, detective stories, and yarns about UFO's. By doing this they are moving away from their principal tasks -- informing servicemen about the life of the Armed Forces, Gen. Bogdanov said in conclusion.
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Official Assessment
The Russian military press is experiencing a decline in circulation and is struggling to adapt to market conditions. To attract readers, some publications are resorting to printing light fiction, detective stories, and yarns about UFOs, which is viewed as a distraction from their primary mission of informing servicemen about the life of the Armed Forces.
Key Persons
- Konstantin BogdanovLieutenant General, expert commission chairman and chief of the Russian Federation Ministry of Defense Main Directorate for Work With Personnel