Putin’s Russification Program Far More Radical and Dangerous than It Originally Appeared
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
The conclusion of the Tatarstan procuracy that Russian language study is compulsory but non-Russian language study must be voluntary...
The Kremlin’s 1917 Revolution Problem
By Amie Ferris-Rotman, CodaStory
The 100th anniversary of the October Revolution brings difficult memories for modern-day Russia
The diorama showing how Ulyanovsk looked when Vladimir Lenin...
Seven things you should know about pro-Kremlin disinformation
By EU vs Disinfo
1) Pro-Kremlin disinformation can look like just another news story
Claims made in pro-Kremlin fake news stories are sometimes simply taken out...
Debunked: Russian sanctions are not sinking the Latvian economy
Mārtiņš Kaprāns, for CEPA
Pro-Kremlin media outlets in Latvia continue to spread the narrative that Moscow’s ban on agricultural and maritime imports from the European...
Russia Hackers Had Targets Worldwide, Beyond US Election
By VOA
Associated Press
The hackers who upended the U.S. presidential election had ambitions well beyond Hillary Clinton’s campaign, targeting the emails of Ukrainian officers, Russian...
Italian Students Learn ‘Ten Commandments’ for Spotting Fake News
By Codastory
Italian high school students are being taught how to spot fake news stories and conspiracy theories, ahead of parliamentary elections due next year.
Among...
Fake News Tries to Link Austria’s Chancellor-to-Be and Philanthropist George Soros
By Filip Stojanovski, for Global Voices
Editor's note: Global Voices is a grantee of Open Society Foundations.
Days after Sebastian Kurz's party won the most votes in...
Law Tightening Internet Restrictions Comes Into Force In Russia
By RFE/RL
A controversial law tightening restrictions on the Internet comes in force in Russia on November 1, months ahead of a March 2018 election...
Kremlin Watch Briefing. October 31
For those seeking to understand the state of play in the Czech Republic, we have prepared a brief report published by the Warsaw Institute....
Myth busted: Estonia’s “impossible” citizenship
By Urve Eslas, for CEPA
Estonia’s ethnic Russians can’t afford to become Estonian citizens; it’s too expensive, reports the German-language channel of Russian state-funded television...