Andrey Cherkasov

2 weeks ago | rferl.org | Andrey Cherkasov |Will Tizard

Russian media are describing protests in Los Angeles over immigration crackdowns and the deployment of the National Guard as "fighting, violence, and provocations." Some suggest a conspiracy is behind the demonstrations, while one compares it to "a war zone." Current Time's Andrey Cherkasov surveys the flood of hyperbole.

1 month ago | lrt.lt | Andrey Cherkasov |Stuart Greer

Pasipiktinę patriotiškai nusiteikę Rusijos tinklaraštininkai ir bulvarinė spauda įspėja šalies karius apie vadinamąsias „juodąsias našles“ – moteris, kurios vilioja ir įkalbinėja karius susituokti, kad jiems žuvus Ukrainoje galėtų gauti sutuoktinio mirties pašalpą. Ši publikacija yra LRT.lt portalo partnerio „Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty“ (RFE / RL) originalus kūrinys.

2 months ago | evropaelire.org | Andrey Cherkasov |Stuart Greer

2 months ago | rferl.org | Andrey Cherkasov |Stuart Greer

Outraged patriotic bloggers and the tabloid press in Russia are warning the country's soldiers about scams from so-called "black widows" -- women who seduce and lure the fighters into marriage so they can collect their death benefits if they are killed fighting in Ukraine. In one post, blogger Anastasia Kashevarova claimed that gangs of opportunistic women were operating in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine where they allegedly seduced Russian soldiers for their money and benefits.

2 months ago | rferl.org | Andrey Cherkasov |Stuart Greer

Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine are being warned about so-called "black widows" -- women who seduce and marry them with the aim of collecting their military death benefits. As RFE/RL's Andrey Cherkasov explains Russian social media, tabloids, and TV talk shows are full of accounts of the scams.