The TV vs. the Fridge
In Russia, economic decline isn't translating into dissatisfaction with Putin, write Peter Pomerantsev and Nathan Gamester for Foreign Policy. Here's why.
In Russia they call...
Russia Sees Its First Real Prison Sentence for ‘Promoting Extremism’ on Social Media
For the first time, a Russian court has handed out a real prison sentence to a user charged with “propaganda of extremism on social...
Russia’s Top 200 Lies – International Edition
Since the start of the Ukrainian revolution, subversive Russian media has been transformed into an outright propaganda machine. Since that time, the Kremlin’s factory...
NATO chief Stoltenberg: Spotlight still on Ukraine, new hybrid warfare strategy to be crafted
That one of the five sessions at the NATO foreign ministers conference on Dec. 1-2 is devoted to Ukraine is a testament to Ukraine’s...
Russia Considers Tougher Restrictions on Mobile SIM-Card Sales
Buying a mobile SIM-card in Russia might soon become even more difficult, even though doing it anonymously is already illegal and subject to a...
Russian News Media Fake Stories About US
Did you know the U.S. Ambassador to Russia, John Tefft, once gave a press conference on the moon? - Molly McKitterick asks for...
The Pentagon, Propaganda, and Independent Media
The U.S. Defense Department has long had an uneasy relationship with independent media. On the one hand, it needs the trusted voice of media...
Truthiness in Russia
As opinion polls show, Russian propaganda is not effective in improving Russia’s image abroad. The situation is dramatically different inside Russia, where most popular...
Is Russia Insider sponsored by a Russian oligarch with the ties to the European...
The emails leaked by the Anonymous International last year give us a few insights into the workings of the English language pro-Putin propaganda website...
