Newspeak 2021

Newspeak 2021

Newspeak 2021

(2021)
(2021)
(2021)

Description

A video commentary about civil unrest in Russia in 2021 after an opposition leader was arrested.Protests in Russia began on 23 January 2021 in support of Alexei Navalny, the opposition leader, after his arrest and the release of the film about Russian president's wealth. Protests in 198 cities across the country were considered unlawful by the government.Thousands of people got detained. Hundreds – arrested. Some, arrested for tweets in support of the opposition. The policy of fear and terror leads to abstention from voicing one's opinion online. Those, who are aware, quietly find the right words, staying soft-spoken and legal, often using quoted philosophical lines or Russian classics.

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