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Self-Censorship in Russia: Public Opinion and War in Ukraine

Academic Resources

Bodrunova, S. S., et al. (2021). Who Is the Censor? Self-Censorship of Russian Journalists in Professional Routines and Social Networking. Journalism, 22(12), 2919–2937.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884920941965

Gerber, T. P. (2017). Public Opinion on Human Rights in Putin-Era Russia: Continuities, Changes, and Sources of Variation. Journal of Human Rights, 16(3), 314–331.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14754835.2016.1258550

Schimpfössl, E. & Yablokov, I. (2020) Post-Socialist Self-Censorship: Russia, Hungary and Latvia. European Journal of Communication, 35(1), 29–45. https://doi.org/10.1177/0267323119897797

Yusupova, G. (2022). Critical Approaches and Research on Inequality in Russian Studies: The Need for Visibility and Legitimization. Post-Soviet Affairs, pp. 1–7.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1060586X.2022.2156222

Yusupova, G. (2019). Exploring Sensitive Topics in an Authoritarian Context: An Insider Perspective. Social Science Quarterly, 100(4), pp. 1459–78. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.12642.

Yusupova, G. (2022). How Does the Politics of Fear in Russia Work? The Case of Social Mobilization in Support of Minority Languages. Europe-Asia Studies, 74(4), 620–41.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2021.1965094

News Resources

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/fines-fear-self-censorship-russias-new-ukraine-laws-cast-chill-2022-03-11/

https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/03/04/russia-war-censorship-reaches-new-heights

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/03/russia-kremlins-ruthless-crackdown-stifles-independent-journalism-and-anti-war-movement/

https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/03/1113762

https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/04/05/russia-media-independence-putin/