Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Monday, June 8, 2015
30 не достигших 30: молодежь московского будущего
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/08/moscow-russian-power-list
В этом списке из 30 москвичей, многим из которых еще не исполнилось 30, есть и творческие личности, говорящие от имени лишенной голоса постсоветской молодежи, и юные политики, которые постоянно подвергаются преследованиям и арестам, и независимые журналисты, не побоявшиеся бросить вызов всей мощи медиаимперии RussiaToday, а также один из тех, кто прибыл в город совсем недавно — активист, благодаря которому широкой публике стала известна одна из самых громких историй десятилетия.Новые лица политиков, редакторов
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Silencing Dissent in Russia: Putin’s Propaganda Machine (Trailer)
https://news.vice.com/video/silencing-dissent-in-russia-putins-propaganda-machine-trailer?utm_source=vicenewstwitter
On the streets and in the media, the Kremlin has tightened its grip on power. State-controlled television channels spin facts to bolster the government line, whipping up anti-Western sentiment and paranoia about internal enemies. Independent broadcasters are struggling to make themselves heard as the country grows more dangerous for journalists and popular figures who are critical of the authorities.
The “actress” has played roles in news clips in Kiev, Kharkiv, Odessa. She has played as a soldier’s mother and an anti-Maiden (pro-Russian) activist
On the streets and in the media, the Kremlin has tightened its grip on power. State-controlled television channels spin facts to bolster the government line, whipping up anti-Western sentiment and paranoia about internal enemies. Independent broadcasters are struggling to make themselves heard as the country grows more dangerous for journalists and popular figures who are critical of the authorities.
The “actress” has played roles in news clips in Kiev, Kharkiv, Odessa. She has played as a soldier’s mother and an anti-Maiden (pro-Russian) activist
Кудрин призвал власти России не вести информационную войну против граждан
http://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/news/2015/04/24/kudrin-prizval-vlasti-rossii-ne-vesti-informatsionnuyu-voinu-protiv-grazhdan
"Мы становимся свидетелями информационной войны. Когда война идет даже не за имидж страны, а против своих граждан - это приведет к деструктивным процессам в обществе", - подчеркнул он.
"Мы становимся свидетелями информационной войны. Когда война идет даже не за имидж страны, а против своих граждан - это приведет к деструктивным процессам в обществе", - подчеркнул он.
Former finance minister says Moscow wages information war against its own citizens
https://meduza.io/en/news/2015/04/24/former-finance-minister-says-moscow-wages-information-war-against-its-own-citizens
“We are witnessing an information war. When war is waged not even for the country’s image abroad but against its own citizens, it leads to destructive processes in society,” Kudrin said at a presentation of his organization’s new report on the mass media in Russia.
“We are witnessing an information war. When war is waged not even for the country’s image abroad but against its own citizens, it leads to destructive processes in society,” Kudrin said at a presentation of his organization’s new report on the mass media in Russia.
Friday, April 17, 2015
Russia’s president is trapped by his own strident anti-Western rhetoric
http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21648678-russias-president-trapped-his-own-strident-anti-western-rhetoric-how-vladimir-putin-tries
Against this background a resolution of the Ukrainian crisis and de-escalation of tensions with the West would push the focus back onto economic and social problems, lowering Mr Putin’s ratings, just as happened after Russia’s war in Georgia in 2008. A continuation of the war in Ukraine and the stand-off with the West will keep his ratings up for longer. But while this may benefit Mr Putin, it risks leaving Russia isolated and economically stagnant.
Russia’s budget cuts are a good guide to Mr Putin’s priorities. The upkeep of the Kremlin and spending on the army and security services take 40% of the entire budget. But spending on health care and infrastructure has been reduced twice as much as spending on defence. Among other winners in the budget are the state media which spew out hatred and aggression.
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Saturday, April 11, 2015
What Russians Really Think ~ FT
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/505bfd22-de2e-11e4-8d14-00144feab7de.html#slide0
Many in the west see Russia as aggressive and brainwashed. But its citizens have a different view
Many in the west see Russia as aggressive and brainwashed. But its citizens have a different view
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Inside the Kremlin’s hall of mirrors ~ Peter Pomerantsev
http://www.theguardian.com/news/2015/apr/09/kremlin-hall-of-mirrors-military-information-psychology
Fake news stories. Doctored photographs. Staged TV clips. Armies of paid trolls. Has Putin’s Russia developed a new kind of information warfare – fought in the ‘psychosphere’ rather than on the battlefield? Or is it all just a giant bluff?
ENLARGE
Fake news stories. Doctored photographs. Staged TV clips. Armies of paid trolls. Has Putin’s Russia developed a new kind of information warfare – fought in the ‘psychosphere’ rather than on the battlefield? Or is it all just a giant bluff?
ENLARGE
HBO to Netflix : Bring it On
http://www.fastcompany.com/3044284/bring-it-on?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tech-weekly-newsletter&position=2&partner=newsletter&campaign_date=04082015
Netflix is the ... one that could, in the opinion of some pundits, knock HBO off track. Plepler became CEO on January 1, 2013, and later that very month, Netflix’s chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, declared, "The goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us." Since then, Netflix has launched original series such as House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black, acquired the right to air five new Marvel series and Chelsea Handler’s next project, grown from 33 million to 57.4 million subscribers, and increased revenue from $3.6 billion to $5.5 billion, while boosting its stock price almost 400%. "Two to three years ago, the average user was watching almost 60 minutes of Netflix a day. Today, it’s nearly two hours," says Liam Boluk, a media strategy consultant at Redef. "Netflix is bigger than every single cable and premium-cable network in the U.S. No matter how well programmed, powerful, or profitable HBO is today, you can’t look at that scale and might and not feel the need to act soon."
Netflix is the ... one that could, in the opinion of some pundits, knock HBO off track. Plepler became CEO on January 1, 2013, and later that very month, Netflix’s chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, declared, "The goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us." Since then, Netflix has launched original series such as House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black, acquired the right to air five new Marvel series and Chelsea Handler’s next project, grown from 33 million to 57.4 million subscribers, and increased revenue from $3.6 billion to $5.5 billion, while boosting its stock price almost 400%. "Two to three years ago, the average user was watching almost 60 minutes of Netflix a day. Today, it’s nearly two hours," says Liam Boluk, a media strategy consultant at Redef. "Netflix is bigger than every single cable and premium-cable network in the U.S. No matter how well programmed, powerful, or profitable HBO is today, you can’t look at that scale and might and not feel the need to act soon."
HBO has not exactly been standing still over the past two years, adding more subscribers in 2014 than in any of its previous 30 years; its creative hot streak has continued with True Detective, Silicon Valley, Looking, and more; and it’s far more profitable than Netflix ($1.8 billion versus $403 million in 2014). Yet this good fortune hasn’t prevented Plepler from recognizing the potency of the threat that Netflix and its ilk present.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
The Land of Magical Thinking: Inside Putin’s Russia ~ P. J. O'Rourke
http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/article/land-magical-thinking-inside-putin’s-russia
Pomerantsev becomes a reality TV producer in a place where, as his title and subtitle indicate, there isn’t any reality. Or, at least, everyone wishes there weren’t.
Pomerantsev becomes a reality TV producer in a place where, as his title and subtitle indicate, there isn’t any reality. Or, at least, everyone wishes there weren’t.
Soviet stagnation led to perestroika, which led to the collapse of the Soviet Union, liberal euphoria, economic disaster, oligarchy, and the mafia state. How can you believe in anything when everything around you is changing so fast?
Pomerantsev, however, is all too believable in the bad news he brings us from Russia. His reporter’s straightforward and unlimited curiosity, his willingness to plow and harrow the widest fields for facts, and his exacting descriptive details give him credibility. Plus, what he tells us is so incredible. As reporters say, “You just can’t make these things up.”
Обложка книги Соломона Волкова The Magical Chorus. A History of Russian Culture From Tolstoy to Solzhenitsyn («История русской культуры XX века. От Льва Толстого до Александра Солженицына». Copyrighted Material.
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