Putin’s Fantasy Island
You can learn a lot about someone from their delusions.
Consider Vladimir Putin's comments on January 26. Speaking to students at St. Petersburg, the Kremlin...
Viktoras Denisenko: New Russian propaganda – primitive but effective
The Russian Federation’s propaganda and other aggressive actions in the information space have recently been the subject of buoyant discussion within the context of...
Игорь Яковенко: Телешоу “Бегущая страна”
ВЦИОМ, наконец, решился измерить отношение россиян к теракту в редакции журнала «Шарли Эбдо». Не прошло и 20 дней после трагедии. Задать прямой вопрос о...
Andreas Umland: lies will neither help Kiev nor Moscow
If Ukraine starts to copy the Kremlin's propaganda machine and to manipulate facts, it will not be believed anymore, just like Russia.
One of the...
Russian propaganda’s bizzare take on the Mariupol massacre
Terrorist speakers and pro-Russian media in Ukraine are notorious for rapidly shifting statements in the wake of disasters they cause. As details of the MH17...
Putin’s Propaganda Industry Tightens Its Belt
"One does not economize on ideology" -- so, according to historian Roy Medvedev, went a favorite saying of Mikhail Suslov, the man responsible for...
Speaking to the Russophones
Whether the EU likes it or not, millions of its residents belong to the Russophone cultural sphere. But how should we speak to them?
English,...
The Big Chill: The Battle for Central Europe
After most Central European states joined the EU and NATO, it seemed that the last page of Cold War history had been turned. But...
Fake: Ukrainian SBU posted Volnovakha analysis on the blog Ukraine@war
Lifenews (better know as Lienews) reports that the hackers Cyber-Berkut were able to steal documents that proof that Ukraine planned a provocation at Volnovakha...
How Russian propaganda spreads online
Something flipped a switch for a swarm of fake Twitter accounts between Jan. 3 and Jan. 5, setting off a deluge of half-literate hot...