>> Stalin revisited <<
Wanted: PR firm who will do anything
If Max Clifford ever gets bored with his job
hiding any skeletons Simon Cowell might have,
here's a new one for him - and possibly an
easier one - rescuing Stalin's reputation.
Russia is looking for a Brussels-based PR
company for a new campaign, which will include
casting "a positive light on the actions of
the Soviet Union before and after World War
II in order to justify the idea
that modern Russia should also impose its
influence on neighbouring countries for the
good of the world".
A senior executive at one PR firm who was
pitched the business says that he asked,
"Do you want us to say that Stalin was not
such a bad guy?' The answer was, "Well, I know
it will be difficult". The PR guy then asked,
"So, you want history to be rewritten?"
And he said 'Yes, in a way". Well, an industry
that's managed to get across the message that
the Cheryl Cole album is good should be up
for anything.
More: http://euobserver.com/9/28883
(FYI: If anyone hears which PR company takes this job, email hello at popbitch.com)