Maybe personally by Dr. Goebbels? He of course simply can't lie!!!!!
Did you ever hear about information war? About "propaganda"!?
You're so naive! So innocent and pure!
Poor and naive Don Quixote on internet - fighting with trillion dollar brainwashing machine of mass-media assisted by applied history "science" is... you know - hopeless.
And this discussion is completely useless.
Western propaganda and applied history looks much more consistent, therefore convincing to it's target. In last hundred years western propaganda machine only made two hard turns in making public opinion toward Russia. In 1941 and in 1945. Older people, who remember that time feel confusion about this fact. But, you know, it's so efficient that people do not pay much attention.
I may recall other recent episodes of hard turns in western propaganda - German Nazi and Italian Fascists, South African apartheid, Iraq, Iran, Afghan and Arab terrorists/rebels and even recent great Ukrainian democracy (which is now turned to be no so "great" :-)
General public does not give a s...t. They gladly eat it!
Democracy, Communism, Totalitarianism and other cliches are only a tools of brainwashing.
Russo phobia as a subject of western propaganda will stay forever, because it is a matter of geopolitics. At least as long as Russia will exist in one piece. Proof? As we can see, pieces of Russia (or other used to be "evil" eastern European nations) may enjoy great publicity as long as they keep their
client states status.
In this info-war any means are acceptable. False interpretations, muting historical parallels, fabrications and list goes on.
Individuals of Russian descent, flied from country (especially, those inherently lacking loyalty to the country of residency) is knowingly bad source of historical "truth" as they are subject of extremely biased.
(Any criminal police officer will tell you, that eyewitnesses is generally very unreliable source. To the topic - "enhanced interrogation technics", commonly used by developed nations today, is also very wrong when you want quality information)
Being biased by definition, they will fabricate whatever what may proof their bid on "victim" status. Especially if this will pays their bills. Other stupid nations did put so much effort in hopes to get some "compensations" from Russia, which will fix their ruined economy and budget. Notably, arguing with Poles is completely worthless, because they suck russophobia with mother's milk. Simply because Poland loses to Russia their chance to become Eastern European Empire. (May be because their well known arrogance and ignorant behavior is clearly was too damn wrong for the role). Modern Russian (so called) "elite" together with "creacls" are well contribute to this campaign and broadcast negative view on whole Russian history thru all mass-media channels including "opposition". Amazingly (for such dictatorship state) most of (under mythical oppression) opposition outlets are payed by government owned GASPROM company. Also major programming on Russian TV channel making me laugh, when I hear about Evil Kremlin Propaganda. (It is evil indeed! But only question is - to whom?) So, I wonder, how come that other opinion even exists in Russia. Truly, in last decades Russians had a bunch of a very good reasons to develop immunity to propaganda and to seek for other then official interpretation, questioning anything we've been told.