Lyudmila Savchuk, Former Russian Internet ‘Troll,’ Awarded 1 Ruble In Symbolic Damages
A Russian court Monday awarded symbolic damages of one ruble ($0.01) to a former “Kremlin troll” who worked for an alleged “factory” responsible for creating pro-Russian...
“Hitler was an Anglo-American stooge”: the tall tales in a Moscow bookshop
Conspiracies abound in the Dom Knigi store’s non-fiction section, but what is truly unknown is the extent to which Russians believe what is written.
Adolf...
Russia’s ‘Draconian’ Internet Laws Mostly Ignored By Industry Experts
Russian Internet legislation has been the subject of great concern among free expression advocates, policymakers, and average Internet users. RuNet Echo has reported extensively...
Is Jeremy Corbyn Putin’s latest ‘useful idiot’ in Europe?
As Jeremy Corbyn's lead over his rivals continues to grow in the Labour leadership contest, views he's expressed once of interest chiefly to the...
Russia bans Reddit
Reddit, one of the most popular destinations on the Internet, has been added to Russia's list of banned websites. The Federal Drug Control Service...
Emergence of a Russian ‘Fifth Column’ and Propaganda Machine Inside Azerbaijan
The recent intensification of high-level exchanges between the governments of Azerbaijan and Russia—most recently exemplified by the visits of the Azerbaijani foreign and defense...
“Patriotic” Russian Media Group Gets the Go-Ahead
The process of creating a "patriotic media group" in Russia is moving forward, with the government having greenlit the acquisition of Russian Media Group...
Pro-Russian Web Network Digs Up the Dirt on Kremlin Critics
In mid-July, RuNet Echo reported on a sprawling network of pro-Kremlin websites, discovered through the use of open-source information such as Google Analytics IDs,...
Russian Foreign Ministry Gets New, Outspoken Mouthpiece
Maria Zakharova, a Foreign Ministry official generally credited with a dramatic vulgarization of the tone of its official releases, has been appointed its top...
Western Experts Cry Foul Over Russian Books Published in Their Names
Prominent Western experts and journalists accused a Russian publishing house Sunday of pirating their work and printing books using their names without their permission or prior knowledge.
Journalists Luke...