In a sign of Russia’s growing determination to control its citizens’ access to information, the country is about to launch its own version of Wikipedia after criticizing the massive online ...

Last month, Russian president Vladimir Putin complained that the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia was “unreliable” and called for it to be replaced. Now, the Russian government has confirmed it ...

A full-scale launch of Ruwiki, a Russian version of the popular Wikipedia internet encyclopedia, will take place on Monday, according to Russian media reports. Beta testing – a limited audience ...

(Reuters) - A full-scale launch of Ruwiki, a Russian version of the popular Wikipedia internet encyclopaedia, will take place on Monday, according to Russian media reports. Beta testing - a limited ...

Weeks after Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested that his country develop an alternative to the massively popular Wikipedia free online encyclopedia one prominent editor has revealed he was ...

Russia's telecommunications regulator has doubled down on its warning to Russian-language Wikipedia over an article it says contains "inaccurate information" about the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.

On March 1, after a week of horror in Ukraine, reports came out that Russia’s censorship office had threatened to block Russian Wikipedia. A 32-year-old who asked to be called Alexander soon made a ...

Update 8/25: As of Tuesday morning, Russian Wikipedia has been removed from the internet blacklist by the Russian government. In a (roughly translated) announcement from the department, Roskomnadzor ...

Wikipedia once again is diving into Internet politics. The free encyclopedia on Tuesday temporarily shut down access to most of its Russian-language site in protest of proposed legal action in Russia ...

The Russian government, headed by Vladimir Putin, wants to create an internet blacklist, and activist-minded website Wikipedia has gone black in protest. The Russian-language Wikipedia temporarily ...