All-Encompassing Paranoia: How the Attitude Toward Security Has Changed in Russia. Issue 4 (3rd July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Soldatov, Andrei
• Is Part Of: Russian politics and law. Volume 54:Issue 4(2016)
• Page Start: 395
• Page End: 403
• Publication Date: 2016-07-03
• Subjects: Law -- Former Soviet republics -- Periodicals; Law -- Russia (Federation) -- Periodicals; Law; Politics and government; Former Soviet republics -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; Russia (Federation); Soviet Union -- Former Soviet republics; Periodicals; 349.47
• DOI: 10.1080/10611940.2016.1207472
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1061-1940

Abstract

Abstract : The Russian state has over the last five years gradually increased its ability to control the Internet. Russian Internet companies recognize that in order to continue to work in Russia they have to be willing to help state security and to exert pressure on foreign IT companies. The ability of the Russian government to secure the Internet is limited by the openness of Russian society and of the Russian Internet itself. While the government has so far not succeeded in countering this openness, it is likely to continue to try, as the priority is now on securing the regime against external and internal threats rather than ensuring the personal security of Russians.