3
Shared Docs
2
Same-Page
3 / 3
Mentions
ll sample of similar claims or conjec- tures that have made their way into Russian news cov- erage, especially in the wake of Moscow's occupation of Crimea and invasion of eastem Ukraine. They stand as a reminder that under Vladimir Putin, the Russian media environment has been transformed from one ma
t Union's conduct during World War II, the 1917 Russian Revolution, and the Soviet Union's suppression of uprisings in Hungary Czechoslovakia, and East Germany during the Cold War.3° In each case, the most serious and respected historical accounts have been written by foreign scholars, due largely to the
er of the century. —VLADIMIR PUTIN I THE FIRST INVASION of a European country since the end of the Cold War, Russian military forces moved into the Crimea and other parts of eastern Ukraine in February and March 2014. Unlike with previous Russian troop movements, such as those into Poland, Hungary, Czec
of eastern Ukraine in February and March 2014. Unlike with previous Russian troop movements, such as those into Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany during the Cold War, the weeklong massing of Russian elite troops and sophisticated equipment for the move into Ukraine almost totally evaded detecti
FH_Authoritarians_Report_2017.indd
all sample of similar claims or conjec- tures that have made their way into Russian news cov- erage, especially in the wake of Moscow's occupation of Crimea and invasion of eastern Ukraine. They stand as areminder that under Vladimir Putin, the Russian media environment has been transformed from one marke
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019249 →iet Union's conduct during World War Il, the 1917 Russian Revolution, and the Soviet Union's suppression of uprisings in Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany during the Cold War.” In each case, the most serious and respected historical accounts have been written by foreign scholars, due largely to the pre
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019266 →Entities connected to both Crimea and East Germany

Vladimir Putin
PERSON
Barack Obama
PERSON
George W. Bush
PERSON
Jeffrey Epstein
PERSONLeon Black
PERSON
United States
LOCATION
Marc Rich
PERSON
Bill Clinton
PERSONKremlin
ORGANIZATION
Donald Trump
PERSON
Department of Justice
ORGANIZATION
Prince Andrew
PERSON
Bloomberg L.P.
ORGANIZATION
Benjamin Netanyahu
PERSON
Bashar al-Assad
PERSON
Samantha Power
PERSON
Jerusalem
LOCATIONEmmy Taylor
PERSON
Prince Charles
PERSON
Joe Biden
PERSON