by Slava Tsukerman and Nina Kerova On November 12, 2025, the Russian newspaper Vechernyaya Moskva (Evening Moscow) published an article by Ivan Okhlobystin, the well-known Russian actor, director, screenwriter, writer, TV host, and at the same time a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church and passionate supporter of Putin’s policies. Okhlobystin wrote: “I have always […]
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Are There Still In Russia People Capable of a Protest?
by Slava Tsukerman On March 21, 2025, a court in St. Petersburg sentenced 67-year-old journalist Alexander Skobov to 16 years in prison for his interviews and anti-war publications in the social networks. Reports of this sentence were perceived by many, including myself, as a sensation. Not because journalists are never imprisoned in Russia, but, on […]
Examples of Newest Russian Propaganda
By Slava Tsukerman and Nina Antonova These maps are the parts of publication Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, former President of Russia, Dmitri Medvedev, made in Telegram on July 2022. Medvedev wrote: “Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that he will restore the country to its 2013 borders, but Western analysts predict that there will […]
“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 […]
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 […]