How the Russian MoD Invented a US Bombing of Aleppo
This post originally appeared in Russian in the blog “Noodle Remover”. The following is an abridged translation of that post.On February 11, during a Russian...
Fake: Ukraine’s Military Industrial Complex Ruined
Russian media reported on February 9 that Ukraine’s military industrial complex is on the verge of ruin because Ukraine’s leadership has chosen to end...
Russian Media Putting Words in the Pope’s Mouth
On the eve of Pope Francis’ historic meeting with Russian Orthodox leader Kyrill, Russian sites reported that Pope Francis called the Russian president “the...
How censorship works in Vladimir Putin’s Russia
Russia can be a murderously difficult place to do independent journalism; the killing of reporter and activist Anna Politkovskaya in 2006 ought to have...
Fake: Turkish Ship Transports Military Equipment from Bulgaria to Ukraine
Several pro-Russian publications are reporting that a Turkish ship has delivered military vehicles from Bulgaria to Ukraine. According to these reports, this Soviet era...
44% Georgians Say Russia’s Influence Has Grown Significantly since 2012
A survey conducted by Caucasus Research Resource Centre (CRRC) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in August 2015 showed that a 44 per cent...
The Rise of the New Authoritarians?
The West cannot resort to Cold War–style containment strategies with China and Russia, John Hemmings wrote for The national interest.
The news last week that...
Fake: Russian Soldier Looting in Chechnya Presented as Ukrainian
The so-called Novorossia news agency published a story accusing Ukrainian armed forces of robbing and looting local Ukrainians in the eastern war and illustrated...
Russian media breaks Putin family taboo
Russian President Vladimir Putin likes to cultivate the image of a tough national leader and macho man. It is an image that has left...
Alexei Bayer: Why is Putin’s propaganda successful?
I have read reports claiming that Russian propaganda has been developed based on some super-scientific principles developed in secret FSB (Federal Security Service) psychology...