The Interpreter is launching a new GoFundMe page to support the translation, analysis and presentation of never-before-published KGB training manuals spanning multiple decades.
Special Reports
KGB Training Manuals Revealed
The Interpreter is making available eight KGB manuals from the 1960s-1980s, still classified, but now revealed.
The Kremlin’s Anti-Western (and Remarkably Successful) Middle East Media Project
“Let us not kid ourselves, Russia is now the most influential player in the region, and that is mostly due to Obama’s doctrine….which saw the U.S. role shrink.” (Faisal Abbas on RT)
8 Civilians Injured in Grad Attack by Russia-Backed Forces on Novoluganskoye Yesterday
Eight civilians were injured in a Grad attack by Russia-backed forces yesterday, December 17.
Ukraine Faces Human Rights Court Hammering Over Investigation of May 2 Odesa Tragedy
If the finger can be pointed at Russia for its role in and propaganda lies about the tragic disturbances and fire in Odesa on May 2, 2014, it is solely the Ukrainian authorities who must answer for Ukraine’s shameful failure to carry out a proper investigation.
Ukraine Blames Russian-Backed Fighters For Death And Injury Of OSCE Monitors
Ukraine says the death of an OSCE monitor and the continued fighting which the OSCE is monitoring are the fault of Russian-backed militants
Novaya Gazeta on Threats of Retribution Against Journalists from Chechen Clergy over Articles on Persecution of LGBT
Chechen clergy led an assembly in the Central Mosque of Grozny on April 3, calling for retribution against Novaya Gazeta’s journalists for their reporting on persecution of LGBT in the republic.
The Grief Factory: How Regime Supporters Are Choreographed to Mourn on Demand
Pro-Kremlin activists from the extremist movement that harass liberals such as Anti-Maidan have appeared again and again in different cities at times when public grief is required for occasions such as the deaths of Russian ambassadors.
Novaya Gazeta Reports Point-Blank Execution of Chechen ‘Attackers’ at Odds with Official Account of ‘Clash’ with National Guards
When Russian media reported March 24 that 6 National Guardsmen and 6 militants were killed in a “shoot-out” in Chechnya, it was a typical story with scant details. Now Novaya Gazeta has evidence the Chechens were executed point-blank, contradicting the official report.
Fighting In Ukraine Decreased But Remains At Elevated Levels
It’s too early to tell is this is a new trend in the fighting or a temporary lull.