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Soviet movies as a tool of Russian colonialism
In addition to serving as advertisements for the Soviet system and government, Soviet films deliberately promoted all things Russian, while Ukrainian culture and language were portrayed as "old-fashioned", "rural", "purely folkloric" or downright "grotesque". Soviet art was an excellent tool of Russian imperialism and cultural expansion.Читати українською
Torture and threats of rape. Discipline in the Russian army is maintained through constant violence (VIDEO)
The founder of the fantasy genre, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, explaining the nature of orcs, wrote that they were the embodiment of evil, slaves held together by fear and the cruelty of their masters. They lived in envy and anger toward everything that others could create. Thanks to mobile video cameras, we can now observe how fear and cruelty keep a real, not fictional, army together. Texty.org.ua investigated repressive disciplinary practices and abuse in the Russian armed forces. This is an ancient tradition that may date back to the Golden Horde.Читати українською
Hungarian propaganda against Ukraine: what the Orban regime is spreading
Kyiv is funding Hungarian opposition journalists to criticize Orban. Ukrainian Intelligence has taken control of the opposition party Tisza and is now, together with Brussels, trying to replace the Hungarian government with a puppet government that will obediently work in the interests of Brussels and Zelensky. Hungarian pro-government media published these and many other absurd reports during the consultative referendum on Ukraine's EU membership.Читати українською
How Russia is waging a shadow war against the West. Data analysis
Russia has significantly intensified its campaign of sabotage, subversion, and other hybrid attacks against European countries. These actions aim to destabilize European governments, undermine public support for Ukraine, and weaken NATO's and the European Union's collective ability to respond to Russian aggression. These findings are presented in a new report by the British think tank IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies), titled "The Scale of Russian Sabotage Operations Against Europe's Critical Infrastructure."Читати українською
Why most Kyiv residents don't go to bomb shelters
As soon as another phase of active shelling of Kyiv begins, the problem of shelters immediately arises. Some people complain that shelters are dirty. Others that they are too far away, and still others that they were not allowed back in. We asked our readers to share their experiences of staying in shelters to help us summarize the problem. Some of our respondents are pretty satisfied with their nearest shelters, but there is still much room for improvement.Читати українською
What does AI think about Ukraine? Exploring the biases of large language models
Together with OpenBabylon, Texty.org.ua formulated 2803 questions about Ukraine in English, asked them to 27 language models, and evaluated their answers. This way, we found out which of them are the most biased. We analyzed models from different countries, from the US to China, which are publicly available, i.e., those that can be downloaded to your computer for free and studied.
When #zelenskyclown is your favorite hashtag. We have discovered another bot farm on TikTok
"Daddy died from the mobilization," "Mother died saving her son from going to the war", "Mobilization, launched by Zelensky, has gone completely mad. We already live like we're in a detachment for the army,"... Such messages are spread on TikTok by a bot farm with almost 630 accounts. Its bots broadcast Russian narratives, incite Ukrainian citizens, and professionally discredit mobilization in Ukraine.Читати українською
"Maybe it's time for us to take Alaska?" How Russia voiced its claims to American territory
On August 15, US President Donald Trump will meet with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Alaska has special historical significance for Russia, and Russians like to repeat that they will take it back. These days, ahead of the meeting, Russian propaganda is not promoting the theme of "Alaska is ours!" But we have collected some previous statements.Читати українськоюRecently, Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, noted that Alaska was "born as Russian America," where there are "Orthodox roots, forts, and fur trading." It is this state, he said, that makes the US an "Arctic country," hinting that Washington owes this to Russia, which sold the state in the past.