Ukrainian leak of data of journalists accredited in separatist “DNR,” explained
A media scandal in Ukraine is making waves outside the country after a website exposing identities of Russian-backed…
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Top-6 Soviet World War II myths used by Russia today
A new book published by the Institute of National Memory aims to bust Soviet-era myths about World War…
Moscow’s Victory cult intended to keep non-Russians within an empire and former Soviet republics together, Ukrainian commentator says
Many Russian commentators have pointed out that the way in which Vladimir Putin is exploiting Victory Day is…
Heroes past and present: Remembering Bolotnaya and Russia’s Victory Day
Moscow has been abuzz in "Victory Day" fever for weeks. Toddlers, puppies and tanks are draped in the…
Defending our memory and pain from Russia’s Victory Day exploits
Over the past two years, many have written that the propaganda cult in Russia surrounding Victory Day is a…
Seven strategies of domestic Russian propaganda | Infographic
An important attribute of Russia's modern policy has been the growth in military hysteria and the constant need…
Kremlin disinformation and Ukraine: The language of propaganda
Ukraine remains a central target of Kremlin disinformation. This is the conclusion of a recent report by Kremlin Watch Monitor,…
A guide to Russian propaganda. Part 1: Propaganda prepares Russia for war
In our first series, Propaganda prepares Russia for war, we use Kseniya Kirillova's classification of strategies of Russian…
Moscow may soon blame extraterrestrials for MH17 catastrophe, Russian aviation expert says
It would be entirely consistent with the Russian approach since the shooting down of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over…
Eventually a hybrid president and a hybrid country run into un-hybrid realities, Naumova says
The term “hybrid” now applied in Orwellian fashion by Russian propagandists to everything they want people to accept…
How Russia’s worst propaganda myths about Ukraine seep into media language
Over the past two years, much has been written about the "Ukraine crisis." This phrase is, in fact,…
15-point checklist of Putin regime’s propaganda techniques
Russian propaganda makes use of so many techniques to succeed that Moscow novelist and commentator Elizaveta Aleksandrova-Zorina performs…
7 myths driving Russia’s assault against the Crimean Tatars
Russia continues its assault on the Crimean Tatars. On Wednesday, 13 April 2016, the so-called “prosecutor” of Crimea Nataliya Poklonskaya…
Kyiv must counter Moscow disinformation about sanctions impact on Europeans, Inozemtsev says
As the Dutch referendum results show, many Europeans are now want to focus on their own problems rather…
Russia’s low-tech trolls in high-power western information space
Russia’s trolls aren’t just annoying you and your friends on Twitter. They’re aiming much higher. Here is a…
Russia attempts to stir up anti-Muslim, anti-Tatar sentiments in Kherson
A week ago the SBU announced the capture of a terrorist cell that was based in Odesa and targeting the…
Whatever happened to the Kharkiv Partisans?
For over a year Russian propaganda pushed the story of an anti-Ukrainian "resistance" movement in Kharkiv. This guerrilla…
Continuation of Western sanctions on Russia increasingly depends on Ukraine, Ohryzko says
The maintenance of Western sanctions is contingent upon Ukraine’s willingness to reform itself, according to former Ukrainian foreign…
Despite his offensive moves, Putin is playing defense in Europe, Oreshkin says
Each of Vladimir Putin’s actions in Europe looks to some observers as offensive moves, Dmitry Oreshkin says; but…
The Tale of the Boiling Frog
Russia: A “superpower” with no safety net Playing global games as a “superpower” has led Russia to…