This is what earns Emmys in Russia
By Kevin Rothrock, for Meduza
The Russian Academy of Television announced the winners of its “TEFI” awards this Tuesday, October 3, in a ceremony that...
History as a Weapon in Russia’s War on Ukraine
Bу Peter Dickinson, for Atlantic Council
The international media will embrace all things Bolshevik this autumn as the world marks the centenary of the Russian...
The Daily Vertical: True Extremism (Transcript)
By Brian Whitmore, for RFE/RL
It could happen if you say true things.
Like that Russia's forceful annexation of Crimea was a violation of international law.
Or...
Google pulls Russia’s RT network from Premium YouTube Ad Program – Bloomberg
By UNIAN
Google recently removed Russia Today from a package of premium YouTube video inventory that the company sells to advertisers, a spokeswoman said on...
Kremlin Watch Briefing: October 3, 2017
Topics of the Week
German elections
Germany passed the election test and managed to defend the democratic process, mainly thanks to a widespread awareness campaign.
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Russian lawmakers want to expand the government’s power to block websites without court oversight
By Meduza
What happened?
On September 30, the newspaper Vedomosti reported that the State Duma has introduced legislation that would allow officials to circumvent the courts when blocking websites...
A new Russian movie set in Crimea during the 2014 annexation enjoys another round...
By Meduza
On September 28, Russian movie theaters started showing Alexey Pimanov’s new film “Crimea,” whose viewer rating on Kinopoisk (Russia’s version of IMDB) hackers recently tried to inflate....
The Kremlin’s Internet Master Bears Down
A previously obscure Russian oversight body has been turned into the government’s chief cyberspace censor
By Daria Litvinova, for Codastory
It was impossible for the Russian...
Fake: Ukrainians Visiting Crimea in Droves
According to the Russian Security Service (FSB) Crimea border control, well after the end of the vacation season Ukrainians are pouring into the annexed...
How Russian news networks are using Catalonia to destabilize Europe
Media stories in English, Russian and German equating crisis in Spain with conflicts in Crimea and Kurdistan
By David Alandete, Madris, for El Pais
In...