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Tetyana Lokot GVTL

Tetyana Lokot

I am a researcher and PhD student at Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland. I study social movements, urban protest and digital media in post-Soviet countries.
Tourists pose for a selfie outside of Saint Basil's Cathedral in Red Square.
Culture
Russia focuses on safety … from selfies
A man looks at a computer screen showing logos of Russian social network VKontakte in an office in Moscow.
Global Politics
The ISIS Internet army has found a safe haven on Russian social networks — for now
Ukrainian servicemen read newspapers as they rest at a checkpoint near the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve in the Donetsk Region on August 6, 2014.
Media
To fight Russia, Ukraine considers Moscow-style censorship
Then-President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia toasts with champagne during a state dinner in Warsaw in 2010.
Culture
As Russia bans food imports, Russians freak out over foreign liquor
Ukraine law
Global Politics
Ukraine’s new law cracks down on free speech, protests and the Internet