Actor ‘can’t stop laughing’ as Russian ambassador tweets ‘terrorist’ photo
Actor Kal Penn has found himself mistaken for a terrorist -- again.
After his character, Kumar Patel, was flagged as an Islamic extremist in the...
No Need for Ukraine to “Return” Land to Poland
This week some Russian media incorrectly reported that after the signing of European Union Association Agreement, Ukraine would be obliged to return former Polish...
Fake: Polish President Calls for Return of Ukrainian Lands to Poland
Pro-Russian media falsely reported that Polish President Andrzej Duda had called for Poles to be “ready to fight for former Polish lands.” The alleged...
Zvezda Falsely Cites Radio France Internationale for Sexual Harassment Report
On October 22, the Russia television network Zvezda posted a false report on its website claiming that “Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk accused the...
What You Need to Know About Russian Social Networks to Conduct Open-Source Research
This article is part of a larger guidebook by RuNet Echo to help people learn how to conduct open-source research on the Russian Internet....
Russian roulette
Despite decades of intellectual isolation, the Soviet Union produced some fine science. When it imploded, only a wave of foreign aid and philanthropy protected...
Russian Mom Faces Years In Prison For Sharing Posts On Ukraine
In Yekaterina Vologzheninova's opinion, the only things she might be guilty of are her daughter's messy bedroom and unwashed dishes.
Authorities in Russia, however, believe...
TV Witch Hunt Drives Human Rights Activist Out of Russia
A human rights activist from a small town in the Urals has fled to Paris seeking asylum after a documentary on state TV channel...
Publishers Slammed by Ukrainian Diplomats, Media for Showing Crimea as Part of Russia
Two renowned publishing houses have found themselves at the heart of a media storm for featuring maps showing the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea...
Nuland Wrongly Accused of Pressuring Ukrainian Government after Prosecutor General’s Comments
On October 20, the English-language, Russian news agency Sputnik published an article alleging that U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland had attempted to...