Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2023/Submissions/Russia: editing Wikimedia projects in the time of cholera
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Russia: editing Wikimedia projects in the time of cholera | ||
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| Author(s): Victoria Doronina | Username(s): Victoria | Type of submission: Lecture | |
| Affiliation: Russian Wikipedia | Theme(s): Human rights & Legal Legal etc.). --> | ||
| Abstract:
Wikimedia Movement has a long history of run-ins with the Russian government, which became more acute after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. I discuss an up-to-date history of Wikimedia projects in Russia, including recent forks and persecutions of the Belarusian wikimedians. |
Slides: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Russia_-_editing_Wikimedia_projects_in_the_time_of_cholera.pdf | ||
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| How will this session be beneficial for the communities in the region of CEE?
CEE will be more aware of the situation in Russia and Belarus and necessary precautions for any wikimedian as European governments put increasing pressure on the free knowledge movement. | |||
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- « Saper // talk » 10:46, 11 September 2023 (UTC) I think this might be the most important presentation in the current meeting. Wish it were a keynote for all! Thanks for bringing that up!
- --Phyrexian ɸ 11:51, 12 September 2023 (UTC)