Russian journalist Tatjana Felgenhauer was called a traitor by Russian state media for her reporting.

Shortly afterwards, a man came into her editorial office and stabbed her in the neck.

Tatjana survived and is still working today to get news about Russia that shows a different picture than the official version.

But it is becoming increasingly difficult and she says that, unlike the Chechen war in the 1990s, one cannot even count on the parents of fallen soldiers to question the propaganda about the war in Ukraine.

- Putin has for 20 years been able to turn off people's ability to think critically.

Another factor is the denial of what is happening.

The only consolation when you have lost your child is believing that he was a hero.

Then you also get up to twelve million rubles (equivalent to 1.7 million Swedish kronor, editor's note), which you can lose if you show that you are upset.

Out in the regions, it's crazy money.

Poverty reduces acceptance of propaganda

Tatjana Felgenhauer says that poverty plays into how much propaganda people are willing to accept.

An economic downturn can lead to the search for alternative information.

One of the few occasions when the official version of something was openly questioned was when President Vladimir Putin raised the retirement age, which resulted in lost extra income for the Russians who continued to work after retirement.

- All of a sudden, people found out that power is lying.

And if power lies about this, then maybe it lies about everything else.

Then people started reading and finding out things and there was a huge stream of criticism.

This time, however, it may be more difficult to break through the official story of Ukraine.

- I'm afraid that now in war, when people are in a denial and ignorance, they just do not want to believe all the terrible things that are happening.

Until they are personally affected, it is unlikely that anything will change.

Click on the clip to hear more of the interview with Tatjana Felgenhauer and see more about the situation in Russia today in the Foreign Office: Soviet 2.0 on SVT2 at 10 pm and from 7.30 pm on SVT Play.