Russia Today not welcome in Latvia
Kremlin propaganda TV channel Russia Today has been refused permission to set up shop in Latvia, the LETA news agency reported Friday.
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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...
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.
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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...
Russian Orthodox Church lends weight to Putin patriotism
A raid by Russian Orthodox vigilantes on "blasphemous" artworks in central Moscow has highlighted the influence of traditional, ultra-conservative values in President Vladimir Putin's...
Emails Link Kremlin Troll Farm to Bizarre New York Photography Exhibit
For about a month last year, posters advertising a touring art exhibition called Material Evidence. Syria. Ukraine were nearly impossible to avoid in New...
Russia Blocks Euronews ISIS Video Over ‘Extremist’ User Comment
Roscomnadzor, Russia's Internet watchdog, has blocked YouTube videos before, threatening access to the entire service for users whose ISPs cannot filter HTTPS traffic. This...
Renovation of NATO Center of Excellence for Strategic Communications building in Riga completed
The building on Kalnciema Street 11 in the Riga suburb of Pardaugava has been completely renovated to house the NATO Center of Excellence for...
Game of trolls: the hip digi-kids helping Putin’s fight for online supremacy
The job ads give little away. They ask only for “content managers” or “production editors” in a nondescript part of St Petersburg, and offer...