Russia propaganda machine gains on U.S.
Russia has reorganized and intensified its international propaganda machine so effectively over the past decade that some Western lawmakers and diplomats say Washington now is badly losing a global messaging…
Kazan Arrests Pro-Moscow Critic under Terms of Russia’s Anti-Extremist Law
Rais Suleymanov, a Tatar who has sharply criticized Kazan for supposedly assisting the rise of radical Islam in the Middle Volga and for failing to break with Turkey after the shooting down of a Russian plane…
Greek news agency ANA-MPA starts editorial cooperation with Sputnik
The ANA-MPA will launch a new international 'news journey' in collaboration with the Russian news agency Sputnik on New Year's Day, with two new websites offering news and information in Greek and Russian to mark the 'Greece-Russia 2016' Tribute Year in the two countries.
Russia: Blogger Sentenced to Five Years Imprisonment
In response to a Russian court sentencing blogger Vadim Tyumentsev to five years imprisonment after convicting him of “extremism” for posting videos on social media and YouTube alleging corruption by local…
Team Fortress 2 poster mistaken for US propaganda on Russian state television
As part of an effort to show how theUnited Statesuses propaganda to influence the mindset of its citizens, a historical documentary recently aired by Russia's Channel One offered up what it said was a First World War poster portraying German soldiers as monsters who literally eat babies.
Roscomnadzor Head Claims Google and Apple Are ‘Relocating Servers’ to Russia
Western Internet and technology juggernauts Google and Apple may be working on moving some of their servers storing user data to Russia, according to head of Russian media watchdog Roscomnadzor.
Massive LiveJournal Troll Network Pushes Pro-Kremlin Narratives
Since spring 2014, thousands of fake LiveJournal blogs have been mass-posting content promoting a pro-Kremlin stance on world events, attacking Western leaders and praising Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Putin’s Ukraine Admission and a Culture of Lies
After persistent denials, Russian President Vladimir Putin seemingly admitted to a Russian military presence in Eastern Ukraine (before he didn’t).
Is Pro-Russian Propaganda Fueling Czech and Slovak Paramilitary Groups?
The ability of pro-Russian propaganda to provide ideological grounding for extremist paramilitary groups has been somewhat overlooked.
The “Fall” of Germany or How to Change Reality
On December 19 Komsomolskaya Pravda published a diary of a certain Galina Ivanova, a Russian native from Kazan, who emigrated to Germany, first married then divorced a German citizen, and eventually attained German citizenship herself.