Julia Ioffe

Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe

When people say Russians should go out into the streets and overthrow their government, it's a little bit like telling people who have been taken hostage to liberate themselves from their armed captor. This is what happens to people who do even less than that. — PolitiTweet.org

Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe

A government shows its priorities in how it spends its money. The Kremlin tripled its spending on "media"—read: propaganda—in March (compared for Jan+Feb). During the same period, it hiked social spending—despite the economic turmoil—far, far less. https://t.co/ZkQCnBAGUy — PolitiTweet.org