The Soviet Playbook in Ukraine
It appears that Russian President Vladimir Putin is losing the war in Ukraine. Gone are the talks about seizing so-called Novorossiya — the strip...
Putin Creates a Fantasyland
‘Where is Garry Kasparov?” asked many Russians recently, when they discovered that the famed chess player was missing from the new edition of a...
Will the Burning of Food Lead to a “Conflagration” of Russia?
For nearly a week now, food products that fall under sanctions have been destroyed in Russia. Obviously, such a decision has provoked massive dissatisfaction among...
Soviets Only Censored Reality; Putin Creates an Alternative One, Ikhlov Says
Many people assume that Vladimir Putin is simply restoring the Soviet propaganda system, but that is not the case, Yevgeny Ikhlov argues. Instead, and...
Op-Ed: Voice of America in intellectual twilight zone against Putin
U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) turned its back on famous British-American historian of Soviet crimes Robert Conquest.
The Voice of America, one of America's...
‘Virtual Civil War’ Going on in Russia Today, Moscow Sociologist Says
Only 25 to 30 percent of Russians actively profession Putin’s national-patriotic ideology, but far fewer, ten to 15 percent are “convinced liberals, Leonty Byzov...
Putin’s News Network of Lies Is Just the Start
When the Berlin Wall fell, the Western world stopped thinking about how to explain and promote its political system in Russia and around the...
Why Has Putin Spared Ekho Moskvy? (Op-Ed)
Why hasn't President Vladimir Putin shut down Ekho Moskvy, often described as the "last bastion of free media in Russia?" And more importantly, will he do it?
The riddle of Ekho...
The World Hates Russia. Russia Hates It Back
Russian President Vladimir Putin's propaganda targeted at audiences outside Russia doesn't work, but neither will any Western counter-efforts directed at Russians. A new report from...
Everybody Loves Volodya
With Putin’s approval ratings sky-high, have even his critics changed their minds – or have they just found the door?
Analysts in the West are...