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Siamion Pechanko

02.11.2012 / 18:19

Belarus Copies Swedish Contract Military Service Ad

Belarusian military TV channel VajenTV presented this October a promo video to advertise contract military service. In the video, soldiers perform a pit-stop for a tank.

However, the video was removed from YouTube and VajenTV website soon after the presentation. But what wrong could have happened to the video viewed by thousands of people?

Belarusian website Belarmy.by supposes that the video was taken away as the scenario of the advertisement wasn’t Belarusian original idea but was copied from a Swedish promo clip.

Nasha Niva found the Swedish version, compared the two video ads and was amazed at the resemblance. In both videos, the plot is definitely the same. And no only the plot, but also the small details as the hedgehog which smells soldier’s boot, a helicopter and even a hot drink given to the tank driver.

The only problem is that Belarusian army released its advertisement five years after Swedes did it.

Video from Sweden...

...and from Belarus

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