Ilya Yablokov teaches Russian politics, history and media at the University of Leeds. His research interests include conspiracy theories, nation building and politics in post-Soviet Russia, the history of post-Soviet journalism and international broadcasting. His book Fortress Russia: Conspiracy theories in the post-Soviet world (Cambridge: Polity) is out in June 2018. He tweets @ilya_yablokov.
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Published in: oDRAnatomy of The Times: how a British newspaper uses Russian propaganda tricks to discredit striking academicsA leading British newspaper is using patchy “evidence”, insinuation and intrigue to vilify the UK university...
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Published in: oDRPutin and Trump’s bad bromanceThe recent leak of emails from inside the US Democratic Party have led to allegations that Trump is a Kremlin agent....
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Published in: oDRRussian journalism’s double white linesA recent leak from a leading Russian media outlet has sparked a bitter debate about censorship and professional...
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Published in: oDRWhy are Russia’s journalists so prone to conspiracy theory?The popularity of conspiracy theory in Russia today isn’t about cultural mindsets. It’s about media ethics. Русский