In Russia, we live under war censorship. The test examples are based on real cases.
Russians are arbitrarily judged for opposing the war.
Almost any expression of opinion interpreted as public criticism of Russia’s war of aggression or the country’s administration could lead to punishment. People demanding peace are accused, among other things, of belittling the Russian armed forces.
It is with the arbitrariness of the sentences that they want to scare the opponents of the war into silence.
Try, Would you dare to oppose Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The given answer options and their consequences are based on real cases. The harshness of the punishments may have been influenced by the perpetrators’ previous convictions.
Non-governmental organization according to OVD-info the security authorities have arrested close to 20,000 Russians for opposing the war.
Criminal charges have been brought against almost 800.
Thousands of Russians have received milder administrative punishments – such as fines or arrests – for example, about 8,300 Russians for denigrating the armed forces.
Watch Ulkonlinja’s three-part series about the consequences of the war in Ukraine.