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He also didn't point out the media outlets under their control, which is especially relevant for Russia, where censorship is at the level of the USSR, unfortunately. Just look at how Russian media portrays the "Maidan."

You should look into how censorship works in the USA and Europe. A simple Google search will give you all the information. The censorship of the USSR is taking a nervous smoke break.

There's even a term for it: "media-managed democracy," which is exactly what exists in the USA and Europe. That is, a monopoly of a limited number of media owners on the broad coverage of all more or less important issues for the state. This allows them to shape public opinion and election results in the desired way.

Russia hasn't reached that level of brainwashing technology yet, so they have to use "administratively managed democracy," which is a slightly more primitive version, although it is more honest towards society.