Russian propaganda exploits ethnic tensions to keep Macedonia looking inward, not westward dispatch Dan McLaughlin
Searching for Putin’s Swedish friends Dissatisfied with the mainstream media, Sweden’s old left and alt-right find common ground on Russia dispatch Dominic Hinde
Why Europe’s last dictator may suddenly need uncensored TV Belarus may lose the only TV channel that dares to criticize its dictator. And that could be bad news for Lukashenko himself dispatch Amy Mackinnon
Disinformation in action: social media users catch Sputnik International accusing Georgia of legalizing ‘sodomy,’ ‘lesbianism’ dispatch Katia Patin
Weaponizing History: World War II Memorial attackers aim to divide Poland and Ukraine The two allies claim Moscow is using their fraught wartime history to stir up suspicions between them feature Dan McLaughlin
The Czech Republic’s Phantom Muslim Menace Pro-Kremlin media have found fertile ground for Islamophobia in a country where most people have no personal experience with Islam feature Michael Colborne
Why has a Kremlin-controlled news network become a hit in the West? Coda asked westerners why they trust news from a network whose head has a direct phone line to the Kremlin feature Katia Patin
Outside Looking In: A Russian filmmaker fights censorship from abroad Vitaly Mansky’s film festival Artdocfest is thriving despite tightening restrictions on dissent in Russia feature Katya Kumkova
Trump: making Russia great Again How did Russian media cover the U.S. inauguration? dispatch Giorgi Lomsadze
How sloppy reporting in the US can fuel Russian disinformation Russian state media were quick to pick up on the Washington Times reporting fake news dispatch Amy Mackinnon
Meet Russia Today’s all-American satirist Comedian Lee Camp scoffs at allegations that his show is Kremlin propaganda dispatch Eduard Saakashvili
Иван Великий: подтасовка истории в угоду новой империи С чем связана мода на Ивана Грозного в России? Coda Story
In Putin’s Russia, Ivan the Terrible becomes Ivan the Terrific As Russia’s past is remade, its cruelest leader is a figure to admire not abhor dispatch Ekaterina Ponomareva
