The Rise and Fall of Free Speech in Russia

Elena Milashina, Russian investigative journalist and inaugural WCED Freedoms Under Fire Residency Fellow, U-M. Jan 31, 2023

In this presentation, investigative journalist Elena Milashina spoke about the Russian media, from its rapid development to the recent criminalization of free speech in Russia, as well as why Russian society has not recognized freedom of speech as a fundamental social value. She also analyzed how some members of the Russian media still cover the Russian invasion of Ukraine while under threat of serious legal action, and whether freedom of speech in Russia can survive these dark times.