The great firewall of Russia. Why polar bears pillaged a Siberian village. Julia Ioffe on Putin and Trump
02/14/19 • 29 min
From Russia With News is hosted by Jonathan Brown and produced by Pjotr Sauer. The episode was recorded and edited at CM Records Studios in central Moscow. Stay tuned for a new episode every Thursday on our site or here. Also available on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other audio platforms.
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Read the backstory on the draft internet sovereignty bill here: https://themoscowtimes.com/news/russia-moves-grant-government-power-shut-down-internet-explained-64470
Read and see more on how a Russian town on the far northern archipelago of Novaya Zemlya dealt with a polar bear invasion: https://themoscowtimes.com/news/russian-town-chases-out-rowdy-polar-bear-invaders-64454
From Russia With News is hosted by Jonathan Brown and produced by Pjotr Sauer. The episode was recorded and edited at CM Records Studios in central Moscow. Stay tuned for a new episode every Thursday on our site or here. Also available on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other audio platforms.
Go deeper:
Read the backstory on the draft internet sovereignty bill here: https://themoscowtimes.com/news/russia-moves-grant-government-power-shut-down-internet-explained-64470
Read and see more on how a Russian town on the far northern archipelago of Novaya Zemlya dealt with a polar bear invasion: https://themoscowtimes.com/news/russian-town-chases-out-rowdy-polar-bear-invaders-64454
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