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Context

Stories in the Context section are not fakes. We publish them in order to provide greater insight for our readers about the techniques, methods and practices used by the Russian government in its information war. They appear on our site with the permission of their original publisher and reflect the views of the authors and not necessarily the position of StopFake’s editorial board.

Kremlin Watch Monitor. June 27, 2017

New publications How to protect your democratic elections from Russian influence? Read our new article published by the Atlantic Council co-authored by Jakub Janda and...

Internet More Influential in Russian Regions than in Moscow, Schulmann Says

By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia Although the Internet came first to Moscow and the major cities, Yekaterina Schulmann says, now, “people in Russian regions...

Stalin Named World’s ‘Most Remarkable’ Public Figure — Poll

By The Moscow Times Soviet dictator Josef Stalin has been named by Russians as the world's most outstanding public figure, new data has revealed. Some 1,600...

Do you trust the news, or do you trust your news? In the U.S.,...

Plus: A bill to outlaw fake news in the Philippines, and the question of whether real news outlets should cover fake news. By Laura Hazard...

The Polish Sejm adopted a law banning communist propaganda

By UAWire The Polish Sejm amended the law banning the propaganda of communism or any other totalitarian system in the names of buildings and other...

Russia’s Big Brother is trying to watch you (but is annoyed you won’t let...

Russian authorities want to wipe anonymity out of the Internet. But is it possible? By Daria Litvinova and David Kharebov, The Moscow Times The internet has...

Russia briefly bans Google.ru

By Meduza Several Russian Internet providers briefly blocked access to Google.ru on Thursday, after the domain appeared on the “out-load” list operated by Roskomnadzor, Russia’s...

Two-Thirds of Russians Believe USSR Would Have Won WWII Without Allied Help

By The Moscow Times Nearly two-thirds of Russians believe that the Soviet Union could have defeated Nazi Germany without the help of its wartime allies,...

Putin, Depersonalized: What Does Oliver Stone’s Film Reveal About Russia’s Leader?

In "Putin Interview", the ordinary and casual moments are the most compelling By Mikhail Fishman, for The Moscow Times American filmmaker Oliver Stone has faced intense...

‘Who Has the Most Selfies?’ Council of Bloggers Meets for First Time in Russian...

By Isaac Webb, for Global Voices Within days of announcing the creation of a “Council of Bloggers” in Russia's lower house of parliament, State Duma...