Media Misrepresent Fitch’s New Ukraine Rating
On August 27, Russian and Ukrainian media reported on a new rating by Fitch for Ukraine. But they presented only some of the ratings...
Dmitry Glukhovsky: Everything Is Possible
Rustem Adagamov tweeted this post by Dmitry Glukhovsky earlier today and it’s worth taking note of.
Глуховский о том, как путинская пропаганда смогла оболванить русских...
Discovery Moves Russian Channels to Venture With Putin Ally
Discovery Communications Inc. will move its Russian business to a venture with a company co-owned by billionaire Yury Kovalchuk, a longtime ally of President Vladimir...
Fake: France Pays Russia More than One Billion Euros for Non-delivery of Mistrals
On August 25, the Russian news agency Interfax falsely reported that France had paid Russia more than one billion euros for its non-delivery of...
BBC: What media get wrong about Ukraine anti-red laws
Ukraine’s anti-communism laws have received much flak in foreign media, but not all of it is well-deserved. The legislation orders the removal of communist symbols...
Putin’s Magnificent Messaging Machine
By pretending to be real news, RT is much better than your grandfather’s Soviet propaganda.
In trying to create a likeness of Soviet power, Vladimir...
Did Russia’s Biggest Search Engine Censor Itself to Protect Putin’s Spokesman?
Dmitry Peskov, the long-time spokesman for Vladimir Putin, can’t seem to get his name out of the news. Earlier this month, Peskov weathered two...
How Russian TV propaganda is made
Federal television in Russia has long been suspected of propaganda. Four Russian TV producers share their stories of life behind the lens.
This month COLTA.RU...
Russia’s fake Ukraine war report exposed in Putin PR disaster
Russian President Vladimir Putin's twisted propaganda machine has been revealed after a fake news report purported to be from the conflict in Ukraine was...
Truth Out of Fashion
My copy of “Harvest of Sorrow”, inscribed with some kind remarks by the author, is one of my most treasured possessions. Robert Conquest, who...