‘Prison diary’ Convicted Russian agent Maria Butina’s memoir of her U.S. justice system experience comes to the small screen

‘Prison diary’ Convicted Russian agent Maria Butina’s memoir of her U.S. justice system experience comes to the small screen

Maria Butina attends the premiere of ‘Prison Diary’ at the Russian Justice Ministry building in Moscow. May 12, 2025. The Russian government has long used entertainment as a tool of propaganda, but its investment in pro-Kremlin content has surged since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine. One of its latest productions is a TV series based on the memoir of Maria Butina, the Russian national who was arrested in 2018 while studying in Washin…