LJ user fesstagere claims (RUS) that Moscow State University (MGU) - the biggest in the country - is becoming increasingly politicized to serve the interests of the ruling United Russia party.
Start the Conversation
Recent Articles also in Eastern & Central Europe
- › Hungary: Violence “Behind Doors”
- › Russia: At Least 25 People Killed in the ‘Neva Express' Train Crash
- › Russia: Tatarstan Blogger Sentenced to Almost 2 Years in Penal Colony
- › Russia: Defense Ministry Reports “Non-Combat Losses” Online
- › Russia Begins Registering Domains in Cyrillic
Recent Links also in Eastern & Central Europe
The Russian Coordination Center for the new national Cyrillic domain .RF stopped the application process for new domains. Anti-cybersquatting measures turned out to be infective and the center plans to review the rules of submission process, Russian news agency Prime-Tass reported [RUS]. It's not clear what will happen to the registered domains. Some sources claim that all previously approved domains will be deleted.
A new law “On Ensuring Access to Information about Activities of Government Bodies and Municipal Authorities” [RUS] will require, among other things, creating public Internet terminals all around Russia. But netizens question [RUS] the feasibility of the law.
Funding drive
Global Voices Email Updates
Get summaries of new stories from Global Voices in your inbox daily, weekly, or just sign up for important announcements.
Our Other Sites
Special Projects
This site is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License
Please read our attribution policy.
Deborah Ann Dilley221 posts 
Chhunny Chhean16 posts 
Steve Sharra21 posts 
Hisham33 posts 
Keta Haluha3 posts 
Riyadh Al Balushi39 posts 
Alexey Sidorenko14 posts 
Gayle Pescud6 posts 
Hoa Quach8 posts 
Victor Kaonga24 posts 
Carlos Suasnavas3 posts 
Belen Bogado7 posts
Bhutan: Shangri-La or Ethnic Cleanser?
- A writer writing from his heart is never dishonest - true. But a writer writing without underst...
- This are the truth.I really appreciate your points and welcome the views because you have revie...
more »