"And You Lynch Negroes"

"Moscow never abandoned these tactics, which became known as 'whataboutism,' even after the Soviet Union collapsed. Russian propaganda outlets like Russia Today—now known as RT—have always focused on domestic strife in the United States, be it homelessness or Occupy Wall Street or the Ferguson protests. The Facebook ads focusing on divisive issues like Black Lives Matter are just another page from the old Soviet handbook. The difference this time is that the Russians got better at penetrating the American discussions on these fraught subjects. They became a more effective bellows, amplifying the fire Americans built."

At The Atlantic, Julia Ioffe explains the legacy of Soviet propaganda in the United States.