Growing Russian Nostalgia for Soviet Past Far More Dangerous than It Appears
byNew polls show that the share of Russians who would like to go “back to the USSR” is at its highest levels over the…
Propaganda
Confronting disinfo on TV in Tallinn
bySince 2011, Tallinn’s municipal government, which is governed by the Estonian Center Party (ECP), has been paying about €550,000 a year to First Baltic…
Debunked: The myth of the Golden Age of the Baltics in the Soviet Union
byDuring the occupation of the Baltic Countries by the Soviet Union, Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians were told that investments in people, social needs and…
Vladimir Putin’s Selective Use of History
byUsing history is merely a tactic for the Kremlin. The West often regards Russian President Vladimir Putin as a history-conscious leader. The reasoning for…
The Reality in Russia’s Fake News Attacks on Environmentalists
byWith the rise of Donald Trump, fake news hit the West with such surprising ferocity that it’s easy to forget how long Russia has…
Estonia, Russia and The War on Truth
byPropaganda is now the central front of the New Cold War. But Estonians were on to the role of the Kremlin’s media machine much…
Sweden Being Influenced By Disinformation and Fake News
byRussia has coordinated a campaign over the past two years to influence Swedish decision-making by using disinformation, propaganda and false documents, according to a…
The Kremlin’s Voice: Johan Bäckman
byThe Kremlin’s Voice, is a new UpNorth series profiling some of the most outspoken cheerleaders and spokesmen for the Putin regime around the world:…
Kremlin Propaganda Exploiting Five American Vulnerabilities: Kirillova
byOne of the most damning indications of this was the discovery by historian and diplomat Romuald Misiunas in the library of KGB materials…
A Very Putin Calendar 2016
byVladimir Putin recently launched his 2016 calendar. UpNorth is pleased to offer an alternative Putin calendar.