Why are the Russian authorities trying to rewrite history? How does this relate to the war in Ukraine? Why does Russia have no vision of the future? And what can each person do to preserve history? The new guest of “As Now” is Nikolai Epple, a researcher of historical memory and author of the book “The Inconvenient Past”.

In Russia, on September 18, the website for the registry of electronic subpoenas went live. So far it works only in the Ryazan region, Sakhalin region, and the Republic of Mari El. After the summons appears on this website, the conscript will be prohibited from leaving the country, and if he fails to appear at the military registration and enlistment office within a few days, he will be deprived of the right to drive transport, receive loans, and register individual entrepreneur status.

“But if YouTube didn’t exist, we would have defeated Ukraine long ago. We will take this away from you and instead use Gazprom’s money to make Rutube.

Why have the authorities long wanted to block Russians' access to YouTube? Is it possible to completely block it? What plugins and VPNs will help bypass YouTube's slowdown? And how has it already affected the views of Russian-language channels?

Stand-up comedian Dmitry Gavrilov was arrested for 13 days on charges of inciting hatred because of a video of his performance last year in Tbilisi.During the concert, among other things, he joked about the military department, his departure from Russia to Georgia in connection with mobilization, as well as life in a new place.

On July 28, 2024, pianist, writer and anti-war activist Pavel Kushnir died in a pre-trial detention center in Birobidzhan. Pavel was arrested for a video on a YouTube channel with five subscribers, but he did not live to see the verdict. Nine days before his death, a court in Birobidzhan fined pianist Pavel Kushnir under a protocol of contempt for Putin.

“Russia will wake up. I believe in it. Lawlessness, lack of rights - it will all stop. This damn war will stop!”70-year-old Anastasia Gordienko made the last word in court. She was sentenced to one and a half years probation because of anti-war comments on Odnoklassniki.

“Cats, of course, are the most beautiful. I remember that they printed out a meme about fishmongers: a cat was sitting in front of them. Do you sell fish? No, we're showing it. That was cool,” Andrey Pivovarov about what kind of letters will always be appropriate in prison.The 21st of every month is the day of letters to political prisoners. You can decide to write and send your first letter through News. Link in profile.What meme would you send to a political prisoner?

“Get out, grandpa! Get out, bitch!87-year-old Dmitry Grinchy was riding a bus past the memorial to the soldiers of the Wagner PMC in Moscow. It seemed to two passengers that the pensioner called the military murderers. They flew up to him, wrung his hands behind his back and pushed him out of the bus at a stop near the Lubyanka metro station.The men dragged Grinchy to the traffic police officer on duty. Security forces arrived at the scene and detained all three participants in the incident.

In early August, Russia released 16 Russian prisoners in exchange for a killer and spies. Politicians Ilya Yashin and Vladimir Kara-Murza, journalists Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva, artist Sasha Skochilenko, and former Navalny headquarters coordinator Liliya Chanysheva were released. Among those released was Oleg Orlov, a human rights activist and former co-chairman of Memorial. He became our new guest.How did Orlov learn about the exchange and what happened during those days?

After a large exchange of prisoners, Ilya Yashin spoke to OVD-Info about why fundamental changes in Russia cannot be achieved without peaceful protest.#ovdinfo #yashin #shorts

Russia released 16 Russian prisoners in exchange for intelligence officers imprisoned in the United States and European countries. Politicians Ilya Yashin and Vladimir Kara-Murza, journalists Evan Gershkovich and Alsou Kurmasheva, artist Sasha Skochilenko, ex-coordinator of Navalny’s headquarters Liliya Chanysheva and other political prisoners were released. Navalny’s ally Leonid Volkov said that as part of this exchange, Alexey Navalny was supposed to be released.

How will the autumn draft into the Russian army go? Should we expect a new wave of mobilization or were all the experts wrong? Why are there more and more deserters? And how does "Go to the Forest" help people escape from the army?

How do the authorities justify war and repressions with history? Is it possible to rewrite the history of a state forever? How can ordinary people preserve historical memory? And what is the funniest moment in Russian history?

Stand-up comedian Denis Chuzhoy told in an interview with our channel why he continues to joke about politics and Vladimir Putin in his concerts#ovdinfo #how it is now #denisalien