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Tikhon Dzyadko: Is there an audience for independent news in Russia?

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TV Rain

Some in Latvia and other parts of Europe thought TV rain's presenters were expressing sympathy for Russian soldiers poorly equipped on the front line. It was also the fact that TV rain showed a map of Russia which appeared to include Crimea as an undisputed part of Russian territory. And it fed into this idea that you guys, you liberals in Russia, or indeed exiled from Russia, still have a profound nationalism, a loyalty to Russia which trumps all else. Why am I saying this? Because it was a mistake which could happen anywhere. Designer took a map from from internet. No one checked it. This repertoire was ready to to late. That's how it happened. The next day we fired

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