Tracking Russian propaganda in real time The trouble with a new automated effort to...
By Kevin Rothrock, for Meduza
On August 2, The German Marshall Fund of the United States unveiled a new online tool — a “dashboard” —...
Russian public life today is not just a battle of individuals but a struggle...
By Paul Goble, Window on Eurasia
Despite the conviction of many that conflicts among opposition figures are simply battles among individuals, Vladimir Pastukhov says, “an...
Andrei Soldatov: The Kremlin’s VPN ban has KGB roots (Op-ed)
The Kremlin’s ban on VPNs is less about national security than self preservation.
By Andrei Soldatov, for The Moscow Times
Putin went after technology last week...
Leonid Gozman: Is there a rebirth of stalinism in Russia?
Stalinism was criminal, costly and inefficient. Today's Russia could meet the same fate.
By Leonid Gozman, for The Moscow Times
Today’s Russia doesn’t have the concentration...
The Daily Vertical: The limits of dark power (Transcript)
By Brian Whitmore, RFE/RL
Agitprop has its limits.
Active measures have a downside.
Influence operations often result in blowback.
And if these lessons aren't yet obvious to Vladimir...
Russia Without BS: Soros Can’t Revolution
By Jim Kovpak, Russia Without BS
You’ve got to hand it to George Soros. Not because he got so rich, but because he’s now considered...
The Daily Vertical: Federalize This! (Transcript)
By Brian Whitmore, RFERL
Russia's official name is now officially a fiction.
The Russian Federation has now completely ceased to be anything remotely resembling a federation.
When...
Unpacking the history of the Baltic “Forest Brothers”
By Edward Lucas, for CEPA
War is never two dimensional. Edward Lucas considers one chapter of anti-Soviet resistance.
Russia is fuming about a new NATO video...
Jim Kovpak: The Competition
By Jim Kovpak, Russia Without BS
I’ve spent a lot of time making fun of Russian propaganda on this blog, but you don’t really get...
The Daily Vertical: Rebranding the Donbas (transcript)
By Brian Whitmore, RFE/RL
Whenever the Kremlin or its proxies dream up a new name for Ukraine, it's often a sure sign that trouble is...