Publications
Our investigations and collaborations with independent media
Investigations
We investigate the attempts to manipulate the content and the community of Wikipedia
Vyacheslav Kantor
For years, Russian oligarch Vyacheslav Kantor invested in his public image and a network of puppet NGOs. To maintain his network of Wikipedia articles he hired best of the best: a journalist and wikipedian Nikolay Eichwald
Andrey Melnichenko
Andrey Melnichenko, the wealthiest man in Russia, runs a lucratice coal business and puts significant effort into greenwashing in mainstream media and Wikipedia
Ruwiki
'Ruwiki' was launched in mid-2023 by Wikimedia Russia's ex-CEO Vladimir Medeyko and several other old wikipedians with money from a state-owned VTB Bank
Media
We cooperate with independent journalists on publications about Wikipedia
August 28, 2023
'Ruwiki', The Democratic People's Encyclopedia of Russia without LGBT+, Navalny, and war crimes in Ukraine, Paper
A joint publication about the state-censored fork of Wikipedia launched by experienced Russian wikipedians with the money from the state-owned VTB
April 5, 2023
Belarus is locking up Wikipedia editors over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, openDemocracy
We provided a detailed comment on the harassment and intimidation campaign against wikipedians in Russia and Belarus following the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine
March 12, 2020
Disinformation desk. The black hat public relations in the Russian Wikipedia, Proekt Media
We contributed to an investigation of dirty practices in paid editing of Wikipedia articles
July 5, 2019
Revenge of the editors. Wikipedia has blocked a group of users who edited Russian-language articles to praise local governors and take down opposition activists, Meduza
Based on our investigation of an influence network focused on whitewashing state officials, slandering opposition leaders, and manipulating electoral procedures in Wikipedia