INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Appearances by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and interviews with Ukrainian politicians
from the West and under strict Kremlin control since the invasion of Ukraine
But just a few years ago, they did.One small online project is trying to revive the relative freedoms of pre-war Russian television by
between the television we used to have, for example in the 1990s and 2000s, and what we have nowadays
opposition views.In recent years, the Kremlin has intensified pushing its narrative of Russian nationalism, anti-Western sentiments and
2022, when its host Ivan Urgant expressed his opposition to the war against Ukraine
The channel said the show was suspended due to a scheduling problem.In a 2003 clip, Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya speaks to
television anchor Vladimir Solovyov on the air
Today, Solovyov is a leading propagandist and a vocal cheerleader for the war in Ukraine.Another clip shows the Kultura TV (Culture TV)
Lagutenko from the Mumiy Troll rock band, Russian rapper Noize MC and poet Vera Polozkova.The project also posts clips of cartoons, films
and advertisements from the 1990s as well as old interviews with politicians including the late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.Although
the country after the invasion of Ukraine
In 2023, he launched A Chto Po TV from Georgia, a popular hub for Russian emigres, including exiled journalists.Russian authorities have
blocked more than 130 media outlets since independent reporting on and criticism of the invasion of Ukraine were outlawed soon after the war
started.Television remains the main source of information for at least 65% of Russians, a percentage that rises to 85% among older age
groups, according to a survey published by the independent Levada pollster last month.Last week, Channel One ran segments describing how
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