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Disinformation Review

September 01, 2022

This Is Fine

Monuments, as with everything else connected to history, have long been a treasured topic for pro-Kremlin propagandists. While Kremlin ‘masterminds’ want to rewrite history and prepare for a glorious future, the past seems to be catching up with them.

Disinformation Review

May 07, 2020

Coronavirus declining, Ukraine on the rise

Despite the WWII anniversary approaching, there have been relatively few disinformation cases this week touching on history.

News and Analysis

September 26, 2019

The Kremlin Reads Nineteen Eighty-Four: Disinformation is Truth

In December 1989, the Parliament of the USSR adopted a resolution, denouncing the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. Today, pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets accuse European Parliamentarians of joining forces with Fascism, ignoring historical facts.

Disinformation Review

August 22, 2019

The Fireworks of Pro-Kremlin Disinformation

Instead of reflecting on a complex and difficult history and Russia's role in it, the pro-Kremlin media continues to attack those who do not blindly follow the myth of Soviet heroism.

Disinformation Review

January 26, 2023

The sins of their forefathers

Pro-Kremlin disinformation seeks to rewrite history and weaponise victimhood to justify Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine

News and Analysis

July 01, 2016

Return to Stalinism?

New anti-terrorist and anti-extremist laws are described as “some of the most repressive laws in post-Soviet history”.

Disinformation Review

January 23, 2020

The Kremlin this Week: Let's hate Poland!     

As Russia is gearing up for the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany, the pro-Kremlin media is attempting to revise history.

News and Analysis

September 14, 2017

Movie Classic "Gone With The Wind" Banned in the US!

No, no one has really banned this famous historical romance film set in the American Civil war. What we see is just another example of taking an element of truth from a story, detaching it from all necessary context, and hiding it in a pile of nonsense.

News and Analysis

April 12, 2022

The Bucha massacre: How to deflect attention in Poland

The Kremlin is seeking to dismiss the tragic Bucha massacre. The situation offers yet another illustration of the Kremlin playbook in such crises: using bots, launch spam attacks or ignite historic controversies, this time tailor-made to Poland.

News and Analysis

October 08, 2020

The Ghosts of the Kremlin’s Past

The profound sense of bitterness and resentment about the past is a core element of pro-Kremlin disinformation. It shapes how both history and present times are portrayed in media loyal to the Kremlin.