Kevin Rothrock · January, 2014

Latest posts by Kevin Rothrock from January, 2014

Monitoring the Russian Internet for Big Bucks

RuNet Echo

The Russian Federal Protective Service is asking software developers to design a system that automatically monitors the country’s news and social media, producing reports that study netizens’ political attitudes.

10 January 2014

7 Theories of Why Putin Freed Khodorkovsky

RuNet Echo

Illarionov has devoted special attention to Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s unexpected release from prison last December, and his most recent piece on the subject itemizes several different explanations for Putin’s sudden decision.

10 January 2014