This chapter explores the applicability of H.M. Kepplinger’s model for empirical scandal research to the scandalization of the historical narrative of the West’s conspiracy against the Eastern Roman Empire and Russia. The main purpose of the chapter is to analyze the cinematic visualization by examining, first, the discrepancy between recognizable facts and their presentation, along with whether this discrepancy widens or narrows over time. Also, this research studies the mass media and the filmmakers, as well as the media effects on the protagonists and bystanders in the context of the 2008 Russian presidential election. My findings indicate that the model was particularly effective for analyzing ideological and political bias of the mass media and the filmmakers. Yet, this study revealed that the complexity and ambiguity of analyzing distant historical events and personalities, in particular conspiracy theories, demands certain adjustments in the methodological framework. Notwithstanding these difficulties, application of the analytical model to research on how the historical narratives are used for political propaganda proved to be successful.