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Russia: Cyrillic Domain Reveal Putin's Plans for 2012

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Russia, Breaking News, Governance, Politics, Technology, RuNet Echo

Federal Security Service [1] (FSO) had registered more Cyrillic domains than any other company in the country (including  “блог.рф” (“blog.rf”) and “письма.рф” (“letters.rf”), see full list [2]), Vedomosti.ru reported [3] [RUS]. Lenta.ru adds that FSO also registered “Путин2012.рф” and “Путин-2012.рф” (“Putin-2012.rf”). Blogger wunder_bar suggests [4] [RUS] the domains reveal Vladimir Putin's plan to re-elect in 2012.