### Clue: Russia often put this out 'Support an idiot as leader!' (8)
### Answer: AGITPROP 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Russia often put this out
 PROP(a pole or beam to support something in danger of falling) **placed after**(… as leader) [A GIT](an idiot/an unpleasant person).
Answer: Originally from the Russian for "agitation" and "propaganda".