Anton Dolin: ‘Putin’s war is against the world, not just Ukraine’
2 years, 5 months ago

Anton Dolin: ‘Putin’s war is against the world, not just Ukraine’

Al Jazeera  

Anton Dolin, a prominent Russian film critic who was subject to abuse in Moscow over his anti-war views, now lives in Latvia. Anton Dolin is Russia’s most prominent film critic and the host of a popular YouTube show – Radio Dolin. Al Jazeera asked Dolin about his decision to flee Russia, a sense of collective shame and responsibility and the role of art during the war. Al Jazeera: In the first weeks of the war, social media sites were filled with Russians posting about their sense of collective shame… Dolin: Responsibility – yes, I recognise it. Many of my friends, noble and wonderful famous people, say: ‘I’m not ashamed, I fought Putin as much as I could, I don’t feel guilty in any way.’ And other people say: ‘I agree with Putin, he does everything right, and I’m not ashamed.’ I don’t believe in collective shame.

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Russians in "Ukraine will be fighting a war on two fronts": Rebellion means Putin is now weaker
1 year, 5 months ago

Russians in "Ukraine will be fighting a war on two fronts": Rebellion means Putin is now weaker

Salon  

The Ukrainian military has finally amassed enough forces, supplies, and other resources – including a much-needed infusion of new weapons and munitions from the United States and NATO — to launch its counteroffensive against the Russian invaders. On four fronts, the Ukrainians and Russians are engaging in fierce battles that in many places resemble the hellish trench warfare of more …

Book Review | Putin, America and the war on truth in Ukraine
1 year, 10 months ago

Book Review | Putin, America and the war on truth in Ukraine

Deccan Chronicle  

There are two views in the West about Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. For him, Mr Putin is a danger and has “like many a prince or tsar before him, turned to military might and war fighting as a crucial instrument not just in re-asserting his country’s place in the world but also in building a national myth of pride, glory …

Russia vs Ukraine: The fog of propaganda and disinformation
2 years, 6 months ago

Russia vs Ukraine: The fog of propaganda and disinformation

Al Jazeera  

Four months into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we analyse the spread of disinformation and the ongoing propaganda war. On this special edition of The Listening Post, a timeline of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a chronology of our reports – from the build-up, to the invasion, right through the messaging and the media’s news coverage, from around the world. Contributors: …

Why is Ukraine trying to cancel Russian culture?
2 years, 7 months ago

Why is Ukraine trying to cancel Russian culture?

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine has ramped up its de-Russification efforts amid war, but figures like Tolstoy and Pushkin were also targeted by Russian authorities. “Russian language and Russian ballet are the weapons against everyone who doesn’t want to be part of this under-empire,” Ihor Trubenok, a Kyiv native who turned 40 on February 24, told Al Jazeera. “Russian culture has for years served …

Who are the everyday Russians rallying behind Putin’s war?
2 years, 8 months ago

Who are the everyday Russians rallying behind Putin’s war?

Al Jazeera  

A recent survey by the independent pollster Levada showed more than 80 percent support the Russian military’s actions in Ukraine. “After the coup d’état in Ukraine in 2014, which took place with the participation of the United States, the country came under external control,” she told Al Jazeera, referring to the Maidan revolution that led to the removal of then-President …

Putin compares attacks on Russian culture to Nazi book burnings
2 years, 8 months ago

Putin compares attacks on Russian culture to Nazi book burnings

The Hindu  

President Vladimir Putin on Friday slammed the West for discriminating against Russian culture, which he likened to Nazi supporters burning books in the 1930s. "Today they are trying to cancel a thousand-year-old country," Mr. Putin said during a televised meeting with Russian winners of culture-related prizes. "The proverbial 'cancel culture' has become a cancellation of culture," Mr. Putin said, adding …

Russian author Akunin: Putin sees Ukraine as a threat to his rule
2 years, 8 months ago

Russian author Akunin: Putin sees Ukraine as a threat to his rule

Al Jazeera  

Russian author Boris Akunin is among several celebrities and cultural figures to have spoken out against the war in Ukraine. Akunin is also known for his opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin, earning Putin’s ire, and now lives in London. Al Jazeera: The pro-Russian or pro-Putin camps often talk about the people of Donbas, in eastern Ukraine, who have been …

How is the media viewing Russia’s war in Ukraine?
2 years, 9 months ago

How is the media viewing Russia’s war in Ukraine?

Al Jazeera  

Competing narratives fight for coverage in print, on air and online. Images of destruction and civilian suffering in Ukraine have dominated headlines worldwide since Russia invaded on February 24, as both sides have accused the other of promoting disinformation. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has become a highly visible presence throughout the Western world, largely due to informal social media videos …

Anti-war activist interrupts live Russian state TV news show
2 years, 9 months ago

Anti-war activist interrupts live Russian state TV news show

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A live evening news program on Russia’s state television channel was interrupted Monday by a person who walked into the studio holding a poster protesting the war in Ukraine. Russia’s state TV regularly amplifies the government line that says troops entered Ukraine to save people from “neo-Nazis” and to defend Russians from a country that was preparing …

Russia-Ukraine: Ugly truths in the time of war
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine: Ugly truths in the time of war

Al Jazeera  

The coverage of Putin’s war in Ukraine by Western media has revealed a sickening score of hypocrisies and marquee-sized blind spots. After winning a tournament in England late last week, Egyptian squash champion, Ali Farag, noted that since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, all sorts of usually demure types – including athletes trained by their agents to shut up for fear …

Censorship, arrests, shutdowns: Putin crushes Russian media
2 years, 9 months ago

Censorship, arrests, shutdowns: Putin crushes Russian media

Al Jazeera  

Having taken the country to war, Putin is also pushing it into an information black hole. Russia is experiencing a Stalinesque crackdown on reporting that smacks of the Soviet era; the mere mention of the word “war” in relation to Ukraine can now land journalists in prison for up to 15 years. Contributors: Michael Nacke – Journalist & vlogger Jason …

Russian propaganda: The warped reality presented to viewers on RT
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian propaganda: The warped reality presented to viewers on RT

CNN  

New York CNN Business — A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. The main thrust of RT’s coverage presented Russia as a mere victim of western aggression, a country forced to launch a limited “military operation” after its hand was forced by a high-and-mighty NATO that showed no interest in taking Moscow’s security concerns seriously. …

Review: War in Ukraine reflects deceit, division and corruption in black comedy ‘Donbass’
4 years, 1 month ago

Review: War in Ukraine reflects deceit, division and corruption in black comedy ‘Donbass’

LA Times  

There’s no other antiwar film quite like “Donbass,” Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa’s brutally matter-of-fact, cynically comic string of vignettes depicting social destabilization in the titular war-ravaged region of eastern Ukraine. Amidst the bombs and bullets, Loznitsa’s tour of occupied areas — inside government offices, across battle zones, through a cramped bomb shelter and on tension-filled streets, with no central protagonist …

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