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Articles containing content contrary to the Russian government's official line have been removed. Removals of content considered "anti-Russian propaganda" include coverage of the Russo-Ukraine War, the Wagner rebellion, and criticism of Vladimir Putin.

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[–] [email protected] 90 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Should have forked Conservepedia - it's already fucking stupid to start with.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You don't fork what's yours to start with.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

My peas beg to differ.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Is Wikipedia but Russian! Is best Wikipedia!

[–] [email protected] 51 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Assuming it still allows community edits, some brave soul is probably going to go all [Citation needed] on it and probably end up in a gulag.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (2 children)

As awful as state controlled media is I look forward to reading the absurdities. The absolute distain communists have for jeans is absolutely hilarious, durable clothing made for sailors and miners is a sign of western opulence.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why wait? You can go read conservapedia right now. Just as absurd, but possibly less Russian.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

Not by a lot, I reckon

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What does communism have to do with the Russian government? Russia abandoned communism 34 years ago.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

The communists used state controlled media... Just like the Russians. Governments can only get away with saying crazy shit, like blue jeans are the devil, when there is no one to keep them in check.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you make an edit —-> GULAG

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

If you don't make an edit, gulag

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

We have best wiki in the world, because of gulag.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Make edit, but make typo: shit that cancels out but still gulag for finding loophole in system. The system is flawless; it’s you who is wrong. Oh yea, did we mention gulag?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago

But Putin's stooges already did this. Apparently one dictator-oriented misinformation spewing Conservapedia wasn't enough. Gotta have two, I guess.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In Soviet Russia, Wikipedia searches you!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

In Putinist Russia an article deletes you!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

Why didn't they just start with Metapedia? It would have been a shorter walk.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Russian truthiness.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Wankerpedia

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Suspect this might be clickbait, they didn't ban the original wiki. I've asked a friend of mine from Russia to verify this and they were able to access the 'old' wiki, both English and Russian version just fine.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Not a big fan of carving up the internet like this.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Have you brought your concern up to the Russian government?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why would they listen to me? Lol.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

That's my point.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

This is my exact response every time someone suggests federating wikipedia. This is exactly what you will get.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The world needs to carve a Russian sized hole in the internet. it would be best for all of us.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

No it wouldn't.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

But Putin's stooges already did this. Apparently one dictator-oriented misinformation spewing Conservapedia wasn't enough. Gotta have two, I guess.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I can’t believe everyone is missing the Star Trek:::

Wikipedia is best it the original Russian.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

as long as they don't block ru.wikipedia.org, i don't see it getting too much traction.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

They seem to have banned it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Article says they ban the original.