Stories from RuNet Echo from December, 2010
Russia: Bloggers Mock the Pronounciation of the Russian Sports Ministry
Numerous bloggers are both excited and sarcastic about Russia winning World Cup 2018. Besides many jokes on unpreparedness of Russian infrastructure [RUS], a lot of people mock Vitaliy Mutko, Russian...
Russia: Online Reactions to Korean Skirmish
People in Russia's eastern-most region Primorsky Krai followed the news of an exchange of fire between North Korea and South Korea on November 23 with special concern over the possibility of war.
Russia: Environmentalist Blogger from Ulyanovsk Region Prosecuted
Sasha Bragin [RUS], an environmentalist and a blogger from Ulyanovsk region, is about to face court under accusations of running down on a pedestrian, Novie Izvestia reports. The car accident...
Russia: Forum Commenter Receives Suspended Sentence for Anti-Semitic Comments
Vladimir Li'yurov, forum commenter from Komi Republic, has been sentenced to 6 months of suspended sentence, Sova-center reported. The court ruled out that Vladimir (aka forum-user “anti-Jew”) had been publicly...
