Performing Censorship: The Russian Case

The Russian Constitution guarantees freedom of thought, expression, and information to every citizen, prohibiting propaganda that incites social, racial, or religious hatred, and forbidding censorship. However, the reality in Russia is starkly different: censorship has long been a tool for political control, particularly since the end of the 18th century.

With the war in Ukraine, these evolving mechanisms of censorship have become a penal system for retribution and control over personal fr...