Two new signs Russians are ceasing to trust the Kremlin’s messages
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
In a lead article today, the editors of Nezavisimaya gazeta say that for the first time fewer than half...
Mixed Kremlin reaction to Bellingcat report on MH17 shootdown
By Donald N. Jensen, for CEPA
The latest report by investigative search network Bellingcat on the 17 July 2014 shootdown of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17...
Russian news agency ‘RBC’ refuses to publish investigative report on a ‘secret torture prison’...
By Meduza
The news agency RBC refused to publish an investigative story by journalist Ilya Rozhdestvensky about a “secret prison” allegedly operated outside Moscow by...
Most requests to remove online content come from Russia, Google says
By The Moscow Times
Russia has come out on top of a ranking of government requests to have online content removed or blocked, according to...
The Nazi-obsession of pro-Kremlin propagandists
By East Stratcom
We rarely see such a swift and aggressive reaction to a single video. But the Russian communication outburst to a recent eight-minute...
Russian lawmakers adopt final drafts of legislation cracking down on Internet anonymity
By Meduza
Russia’s State Duma passed final versions of legislation that will impose new restrictions on instant messengers and prohibit the use of technologies that...
Children’s toy part of conspiracy against the Kremlin
By East Stratcom
Have you tried the fidget spinner? The toy that enjoys a wave of global popularity has now also reached Russia – only...
Living the Russian dream
By Corina Rebegea, for CEPA
Classic Russian propaganda stories are a rare occurrence in Romania’s media space. Yet discreet attempts to win over the hearts...
Nearly two-thirds of Russians now favor statues honoring Stalin and oppose memorials to his...
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
Sixty-two percent of Russians say that statues and other memorials should be put up in Russian cities to remind...
The Kremlin is planning its own version of Stone’s ‘Putin interviews’
By The Moscow Times
A Russian film company will produce a feature-length documentary about President Vladimir Putin in the lead up to the March 2018 elections, the television channel Dozhd reported...