There are still unofficial sources of information that russian can access. For example, utub is still accessible in russia. The opposition leader alexey navalni's followers broadcast from there. Several of the liberal media set up news letters or utube streams their messaging aps,. Such as telegrams, which allow people to follow news channels of all different political stripes. And finally, if you use a v p m, a virtual private network, you can access even band sits.
The Kremlin’s propaganda machine ensures that Russians have a much different view of the war in Ukraine than the rest of the world. Our correspondent spent a day immersed in Russian media, to learn what people there see—and what they don’t. The spectre of hyperinflation is once again stalking Zimbabwe. And our obituaries editor remembers a man who refused to let Japan forget its painful past.
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