The Red Web: The Kremlin's Wars on the Internet
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (907 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1610399579 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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And yet they have written a book not for geeks but for anyone who wants to understand how their country works." -Financial Times"A masterful study of the struggle between the Kremlin's desire to control information and the unruly world of ordinary digital citizens." -The Guardian (UK)"Soldatov and Borogan, two young journalists, dogged and nervy, are detectives, tracking down players on all sidesA high-tech adventure." -Foreign Affairs"Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan's The Red Web could not be more timely. A superb book by two brave journalists. Soldatov and Borogan have gone on to become foremost experts on the Russian secret services, and count among the country's few remaining practicing investigative journalists." -Los Angeles Review of Books"Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, two of Russia'
Only four years later, the Kremlin used that same platform to disrupt the 2016 presidential election in the United States. With important new revelations into the Russian hacking of the 2016 Presidential campaigns"Andrei Soldatov is the single most prominent critic of Russia's surveillance apparatus." -Edward SnowdenAfter the Moscow protests in 2011-2012, Vladimir Putin became terrified of the internet as a dangerous means for political mobilization and uncensored public debate. How did this transformation happen?The Red Web is a groundbreaking history of the Kremlin's massive online-surveillance state that exposes just how easily the internet can become the means for repression, control, and geopolitical warfare. In this bold, updated edition, Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan offer a perspective from Moscow with new and previously unreported details of the 2016 hacking operation, telling the story of how Russia came to embrace the disruptive potential of the web and interfere with democracy around the world.
Their work has been featured in the New York Times, Moscow Times, Washington Post, Online Journalism Review, Le Monde, Christian Science Monitor, CNN, and BBC. The New York Times has called Agentura "a web site that came in from the cold to unveil Russian secrets." Soldatov and Borogan live in Moscow, Russia. . Andrei Sol
"There is nothing nice I can say about the Cheka's newest abbreviation -" according to TruthSeeker. You need to read this book if you are concerned about government surveillance anywhere, or if you are a student of Russian history. The authors give us a concise history of surveillance both in and out of the former Soviet Union and today's Russia. The treatment of government response to new technology is enlightening and cause for concern.There is nothing nice I can say about the Cheka's newest abbreviation - FSB. It is just a new name for a bunch of thugs wrapped in government titles. Putin is a former intel officer who has maneuvered his way into a dictatorship. I feel sorry for the citizens of Russia who deserve better.This book is a . Dense but Good I'm giving it five stars but it was a hard read. The authors jammed a lot of history into each page (as if it would be lost otherwise). Complex history. Still, I stuck with it and am glad. I was wondering how they would get to the message of their final chapter ("information runs free") and was surprised at how neatly and logically they did it. Keep up the good work!. "Valuable insight into Putin's Russia" according to Mike. Highly recommended book for those who are interested in Russia and the Putin regime. The authors take you along the path from the Internet's birth in Russia up until the present day, and highlight the surveillance mechanisms put into place by the leadership in order to maintain power.