April 07, 2021
The Jokers of the Kremlin Court
Poking fun at vulnerable minorities is fun; getting laughed at is no fun. The Kremlin is weaponising hahaganda, but has a very selective sense of humour.
Fun
April 14, 2021
Warning: Adult Discontent!
The Head of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, one of the greatest museums in the world, has received an official complaint about displaying nude pictures in areas accessible for children.
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March 31, 2021
Theories on Presidents Getting Vaccinated
Russian state disinformation outlets attempt to claim foreign presidents took fake vaccines. Russia’s President refuses to share not only images from getting a shot, but even what kind of vaccine he received.
March 24, 2021
Russian Woman Causes Panic among Nationalists
“Russophobic filth!” Russia’s selection for the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam in May provokes furious reactions from nationalists. The singer Manizha sings that women should not be afraid.
March 10, 2021
The Kremlin in the Year of the Bull
The Year of the Bull has started, and EUvsDisinfo offers a prognosis of what bull we might expect from Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
March 03, 2021
Kremlin Humour is No Laughing Matter
A TV show was put off air after showing a skit where Kremlin propagandists compete in expressing their love of Russia.
February 24, 2021
Acute Shortage of Real Russian Men
Vladimir Putin is Russia’s manliest man – according to the state institute for public opinion, VTsIOM. In a tight competition, the Russian president beat two actors, one of which is recently deceased.
February 17, 2021
Disinformation Goes Dada
This week saw the advent of an entirely new level of pro-Kremlin disinformation. Outlets are no longer bound to the traditional true/false paradigm, but have entered the realm of the absurd, the nonsens. How do we debunk Ayou Fyurrer na Huyutoo?
February 10, 2021
National Whataboutism as a State Ideology
Whataboutism, a rhetorical device to deflect attention to an unpleasant issue, has evolved into an obsession, an art, an ideology, with the Kremlin.
February 03, 2021
The Kremlin Snubs Own Mouth Piece
“Bring Donbas home to Mother Russia” – The Kremlin is scrambling to distance itself from the RT editor-in-chief, calling for a Russian annexation of the occupied territories in Eastern Ukraine.
