Why are the works of Vladimir Medinsky published in huge editions and advertised on an unprecedented scale? Why was he nicknamed "Putin's nightingale agitprop," "Kremlin Goebbels" and "Viktor Suvorov on the contrary"? Is the success of his trilogy "Myths about Russia" and the bestseller "War. Myths of the USSR" by the talent of the author - or by the administrative resource of the "party in power"? Are the accusations of ignorance of history and distortion of facts, shameless manipulation, "cheating" and "brainwashing" fair?