By Slava Tsukerman Today, discussing the expected peace talks in Ukraine, the American media often presents the Russian-Ukrainian conflict as a conflict primarily over the territories. I’m familiar not only with American but also with the Russian-language media’s opinion on this issue, and for me the sharp difference between the Russian and the American understandings […]
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Russian Public Opinion Today
By Slava Tsukerman This article starts with a video shot on August 9, 2024, in the Russian city of Magadan. It was shown on Russian TV and republished by many on the Internet. It is a military demonstration, where a commander orders: “For Belgorod and Donbas, for Crimea and Sevastopol, for Kursk and Kherson […]
“Denazification” Russian Way
By Slava Tsukerman According to the Russian state propaganda, among the main purposes of the Russian war with Ukraine are denazification and demilitarization of the country. Russian propaganda considers Ukrainians who think that they are different from Russians – having their own language, nationality and are deserving a state of their own – enemies and […]
The Unexpected Big Scandal In Russia
By Slava Tsukerman Some people were surprised by the fact that the funeral of Alexei Navalny, the most prominent leader of Putin’s opposition, was attended by thousands of Russians, despite the fact that participation in this action was very dangerous for the participants. It contradicted the belief that the protest movement is tremendously shrunk in […]
Russians: The Meaning of the War in Ukraine
By Slava Tsukerman There are two very different official Russian explanations of the purpose of the Russian war against Ukraine. The first explanation, still general Russia explanation insists that Russians want only to “free” Ukrainians from the “Nazi” government, but have no plans to occupy Ukraine or any other country. The second explanation is very […]
Russian Invasion of Ukraine
By Slava Tsukerman Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has begun. The world press is full of publications about it. Here are some quotes from New York Times: “President Vladimir Putin called on Ukrainian soldiers to put down their arms. He said that those who try to interfere with Russia’s actions ‘must know that Russia’s answer will […]
Entertainment Scandal in Russia
By Slava Tsukerman Last week Russia experienced one of the largest media scandals in Russian history. No economic or political news in several years triggered such emotional reaction from both media and general public. Surprisingly, the scandal was triggered not by political news, but by the results of children singing competition on TV. Yet unexpectedly […]
Tsukerman: Elections in Russia
By Slava Tsukerman The latest presidential elections were held in Russia on March 18, 2018. Vladimir Putin won reelection for his second consecutive (fourth overall) term in office with 77% of the vote. This result of the elections was a surprise to nobody. Lev Gudkov, the head of the authoritative sociological institute Levada Center, in an interview with the newspaper […]