mo4ch:>Plush power? Russian cartoon for kids is coming to meddle with YOUR national songbook | Mo4ch News

‘Masha and the Bear,’ the Russian cartoon with an immense following across the world, is expanding its reach. Now, its tiny protagonist is going to teach your kids to sing your country's favorite song… with a Russian twist.If you are only expecting Russians to breach your borders, hack your democracy and set your neighbors against each other, you are not vigilant enough. Your own children could be the Kremlin’s next sleeper agents – beware ‘Masha and the Bear,’ a kids’ cartoon the London Times deems worthy of being called "propaganda for Putin" is launching its latest season – and it’s coming for your songs.The mischievous little girl Masha and her blatantly Russian BFF Bear are coming to a screen near YOU in more ways than one: this fourth season is themed around travel, so in every episode Masha “will perform a fun song to a tune of a well-known national melody,” the show’s creator says. Good luck getting your kid to memorize the proper lyrics to ‘Hey Jude’ or ‘Greensl…