Anna Shamanska is a social media producer and writer for Current Time Digital.
Russia routinely ranks among the top 10 sources for cyberattacks, but what role, if any, does Russia allegedly play in ransomware operations?
In a May 13, 2021 briefing, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that Russian requirements for “foreign agents” are a response to similar such regulations in the United States. We examined Zakharova’s remarks to pinpoint where the differences actually lie.
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Uzbekistan have all opted for Internet shutdowns, but at what cost to their economies? Current Time Digital’s Anna Shamanska explains both the cost-calculations for these shutdowns and their potential long-term damage.
Anna Shamanska takes a look at what election analysts consider to be the weak spots in the official vote count for Belarus' August 9 presidential election and whether, in reality, a second round of voting could have been expected.
Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka sometimes seems to find his unofficial title as a "dictator" amusing, telling media that he is, in reality, a freedom-loving man. Ahead of Belarus' August 9 presidential election, Current Time took a look at why this sobriquet is no joking matter.
TK
Data may help track the scope of the coronavirus pandemic, but only up to a point. Behind each country's confirmed COVID-19 cases lies a set of variables that mean these numbers need to be taken in context.
Fifteen years ago, protesters in Kyrgyzstan launched a chain of events that many observers thought would bring lasting democratic change to this strategic Central Asian country. But what long-term impact has the 2005 Tulip Revolution actually had?
This video, intended for children ages 3 to 8, uses simple terms to help them understand why it is so important to stay at home while the coronavirus outbreak continues.
Thirty years ago, on January 27, 1990, the first McDonald's opened in Moscow. It had taken 14 years of negotiations, vodka shots, and handouts of Ronald McDonald wristwatches to get this icon of Western capitalism into the Soviet Union.
2019 marked the 50th anniversary of the day U.S. astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Mike Collins became the first people to land on the moon. Anna Shamanska explains why the real story of July 20, 1969 is much more interesting than any conspiracy theory.
On May 18, 1944, the Soviet government deported the entire population of Crimean Tatars from their homeland as a form of collective punishment for alleged collaboration with the Nazis.
