Postimees

17. Aug 2025

Who are the influential figures in Estonia’s Russian‑language YouTube? Part 3

Today, Propastop publishes the third installment in its series introducing Russian-language YouTube channels operating in Estonia. This time, we spotlight Kaldre TV, Vitali Belobrovtsev’s channel "В итоге" ("In the End"), and the YouTube channel of rus.Postimees.

Demagoguery·Media on propaganda·Media reviews·Propaganda incident

26. Jun 2024

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia announced the blocking of Propastop on Russian territory.

The Russian Foreign Ministry's recent announcement, which limits access within its territory to the websites of numerous Western publications, including Propastop's website, is a significant recognition of Propastop's years of work.

Analysis

10. Sep 2019

Whitelist: quality Russian-language media

Here is the first part of an overview grouping together trustworthy, non-propaganda Russian-language media channels. Share the list with your Russian speaking acquaintances!

Propaganda incident

1. Jan 2019

An inexact translation brought a Christmas gift of a wave of propaganda

Fake news that began due to Parliament’s minutes having been incorrectly translated brought forth propagandistic stories in the Kremlin media during the holidays.

Media on propaganda

9. Dec 2018

Media overview – November 2018

November 2018 may be considered as the fake news month due to the large amount of media coverage, with several articles that deal with influence activities focused on this topic.

Propaganda incident

6. Nov 2018

Propaganda attack about Litsmetsa

Have you heard of the memorial in Litsmetsa, Võrumaa County? The Kremlin propaganda media has and is making a big deal about it.

Uncategorized

4. Sep 2018

Investigative journalism illuminates the inner world of the Kremlin propaganda machine

Articles published in Postimees show documents revealing the daily workday of the Russian propaganda channel in Estonia. Read a summary of the facts we learned from the stories.

Analysis

3. Jul 2018

The Press Council did not find the propaganda channel justified in its claim

Sputnik Eesti, who appealed to the Press Council on stories published in ERR, Postimees and Õhtuleht in April was found not to be justified in its accusations by the monitoring organization. The Council ruled against the plaintiff finding that the three media channels had not violated the Estonian Code of Ethics for Journalists.

Propaganda incident

1. May 2018

Sputnik lodged a complaint with the Press Council against the Estonian Press

The Kremlin’s propaganda portal started a new confrontation with the Estonian media last week, accusing ERR Postimees and Õhtuleht of publishing false information.

Analysis

27. Mar 2018

The media’s emphasis on ethnicity feeds propaganda

The media still emphasizes people’s nationality or mother tongue without any justifiable cause. Read how Elina Nechayeva’s win was written in the Russian media

Who are the influential figures in Estonia’s Russian‑language YouTube? Part 3

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia announced the blocking of Propastop on Russian territory.

Whitelist: quality Russian-language media

Media overview – November 2018

Propaganda attack about Litsmetsa

Investigative journalism illuminates the inner world of the Kremlin propaganda machine

The Press Council did not find the propaganda channel justified in its claim

Sputnik lodged a complaint with the Press Council against the Estonian Press

The media’s emphasis on ethnicity feeds propaganda

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