How the West (unwittingly) aids Russian propaganda

It’s disappointing when Western news media promulgate Russian polls touting the unbelievably high popularity of President Putin as if it was a true reflection of Russian sentiment.

Debunking the fake article on 2000 Russian soldiers killed in Donbas everyone fell for

The article talks of a Russian Government decree to compensate the families of over 2000 Russian soldiers killed and 3200 wounded in Ukraine The text was as groundbreaking (wow, finally here's Russia's confession of their troops fighting in Ukraine!) as it was absurd.

Dmitry Glukhovsky: Everything Is Possible

Rustem Adagamov tweeted this post by Dmitry Glukhovsky earlier today and it’s worth taking note of. Глуховский о том, как путинская пропаганда смогла оболванить русских быстрее, чем Геббельс оболванил немцев…

Putin’s Magnificent Messaging Machine

By pretending to be real news, RT is much better than your grandfather’s Soviet propaganda. In trying to create a likeness of Soviet power, Vladimir Putin is doing one thing demonstrably better than the Kremlin masters of old: propaganda.

Truth Out of Fashion

My copy of “Harvest of Sorrow”, inscribed with some kind remarks by the author, is one of my most treasured possessions.

Doves on Ukraine, From Right and Left

It's unusual to see a longtime Republican agree with a near-Communist about any issue. Yet Henry Kissinger and Jeremy Corbyn, the leading candidate to lead the U.K.

Edward Lucas: Russia Has Published Books I Didn’t Write!

A dodgy imprint has compiled old material by several U.S. and British analysts, without their permission. The aim is pro-Putin spin.

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 of land from Kharkiv to Odesa — and establishing a land bridge to occupied Crimea.

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 book celebrating the achievements of Russia’s largest athletic association, Spartak—of which Mr.

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 Russians and for the first time in the last year and a half, has shaken the government’s authority.