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There are 22 item(s) tagged with the keyword "television".

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1. Dial-a-Putin

Russian citizens are invited to submit questions for 2025's "Direct Line with Vladimir Putin" television program.

Tags: propaganda, putin, television
2. An Old Tape Comes Back to Haunt

Meduza resurfaced a 2004 tape in which President Vladimir Putin recognized Kyiv's sovereignty.

Tags: politics, television, war in ukraine, ukraine, putin
3. Screen Siege

TV channels in Crimea broadcast a message from the Ukrainian military.

Tags: crimea, war in ukraine, hacking, broadcast, television
4. Airwaves Hacked, Again

A new hack into Russian radio and television stations reveals a vulnerable spot in the nation's airwaves.

Tags: Yekaterinburg, Moscow, television, radio, war in ukraine
5. Televised Bravery

A one-woman anti-war picket interrupts Russia's most important state news program to tell the country, "They are lying to you!"

Tags: protest, television, war in ukraine
6. Nepotism Takes to the Ice

The son of one of Putin's buddies was recently named the head of a professional hockey team, with no previous experience.

Tags: television, putin, corruption, hockey
7. The One Where "Friends" Is Big in Russia

Russian fans of Friends can have the ultimate immersive experience at four themed cafes.

Tags: television, restaurants, cafe, Gorbachev, st. petersburg, Moscow, friends
8. Starry-Eyed and Vaccinated

Covid’s got a sun sign, and Russian television personality and astrologer Vasilisa Volodina is out to break the virus some bad news.

Tags: television, astrology, covid 19, covid, coronavirus, vaccination
9. No Lazy Elections

“Video surveillance – it is not idle curiosity, for lying on the couch to watch some kind of movie. There are theaters and television for that, but this [observance of elections] is major work. If you want [to observe elections], if you are interested, an active citizen, then you’re going to need to work a bit for it.”

– Ella Pamfilova, head of Russia’s Central Election Committee, on election monitoring.
Tags: democracy, election fraud, television, broadcast, election monitoring, elections
10. Tripping on Tolkien

If you’re a fan of hairy fairy folk with a hint of пошлость (crass banality), look no further! Russia’s Channel Five recently published two episodes of a supposedly “lost” television show based on “The Lord of the Rings” that was filmed in 1991.

Tags: nerds, channel five, television, the lord of the rings, tolkien

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