Tag: Izvestiya.

Moscow Preparing To Ban Any Film Which Threatens Russia’s ‘National Unity’

January 16, 2015

Staunton, January 15 – The Russian ministry of culture has prepared a draft decree that would ban the showing of any film that its officials viewed as denigrating the country’s national culture, threatening its national unity and undermining the foundations of the constitutional system. The decree was supposed to enter into force today, but news […]

A Federation That Ceases To Be One Puts Itself At Risk

December 17, 2014

Staunton, December 14 – A country or group of countries which declares itself to be a federation but does not give that term real content is at risk of falling apart, while one that does not only will retain all its parts but become an attractive model for people around the world, according to Vadim […]

Moscow Propaganda Pushed Federalization of Ukraine and Then Stopped, Media Survey Finds

August 26, 2014

Staunton, August 26 – Russian government media outlets pushed demands for the federalization of Ukraine after the Kremlin indicated that was what Vladimir Putin wanted and then almost as quickly toned down its promotion of that idea apparently after it began to resonate in the regions of the Russian Federation itself. At the request of […]