Media
Russians Unconvinced By TV Coverage of Economic Crisis
Russian state-run television has painted a rosy picture of the economic crisis, even as more ordinary Russians feel the effects of layoffs and uncertainty. Journalist Kirill Rogov writes that the propaganda approach is failing, and suggests that authorities “need to either put politics back on television or take it off the streets.”
Dec 27, 2008 | Continued
Russian Opposition Websites Shut Down By Attacks
Several Russian opposition news sites are back online after a series of distributed-denial of service (DDoS) attacks overwhelmed their servers.
Dec 25, 2008 | Continued
With an Economy in Crisis, Russian Media Keep Quiet
Even as indicators show that Russia is entering a severe economic downturn, state owned media and television have remained silent on the crisis.
Dec 17, 2008 | Continued
Russian Activist Gets 15 Days in Jail for Cursing on the Internet
Denis Styazhkin, a leader of a the Left Front movement in Krasnoyarsk, was given 15 days arrest over an image he posted to a popular online social networking site.
Dec 6, 2008 | Continued
Russia Today’s Georgian Obsession
A revealing Freudian slip at the Kremlin’s English-language news site accuses “Georgians” of airline baggage theft.
Nov 30, 2008 | Continued
Downplaying Stalin, Russia Avoids its Soviet Past
Russian historians have worriedly noted the growing secrecy of the Russian secret services about the brutal repression of the Soviet Union.
Nov 27, 2008 | Continued
New Documentary Chronicles the Struggle of the Russian Opposition
Speaking at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam Saturday, Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov made the case against Russian authorities. A new film which documents the challenges faced by the political opposition in Russia also premiered at the festival.
Nov 23, 2008 | Continued
Why Putin Will Regret His Words
Journalist Vitaly Portnikov argues that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s unrealistic assertion, that the financial crisis in Russia will have no social impact, may ultimately define how his tenure is remembered. Exclusive translation by theotherrussia.org.
Nov 22, 2008 | Continued
Journalist Attacked in Dagestan, Russia
Two unknown assailants have attacked and beaten the deputy editor-in-chief of the weekly Novoe Delo newspaper, marking the second attack on a journalist in the Russian region since the start of November.
Nov 21, 2008 | Continued
Editor of Russian Opposition Newspaper Badly Beaten
Mikhail Beketov, the editor-in-in chief of a small opposition newspaper in the Moscow suburbs, is in critical condition after being assaulted and beaten outside his home.
Nov 14, 2008 | Continued