Compare: who did what, when in Russia

Each row is a tactic and each column a country. A cell lists the dated incidents in which that country's government used that tactic, with the head of government at the time and the outcome. Every incident links to its sources.

5 incidents, 7 tactics, 1 country.

Tactics by country
Tactic	Russia
Licensing and closure of outlets	1922 Soviet Russia creates Glavlit, a central office to review all printed material before publication. Vladimir Lenin. Ongoing. Issue of the day: The new Soviet government, having just consolidated power after years of revolution and civil war, sought a single, centrally controlled system to replace the uncoordinated military and civilian press controls bodies it had inherited. April 14, 2001 State-controlled Gazprom takes formal control of Russia's independent NTV television network. Vladimir Putin. Sustained. Issue of the day: NTV's critical coverage of Russia's second war in Chechnya and of the government of President Vladimir Putin, who had taken office in May 2000.
Prior restraint	1922 Soviet Russia creates Glavlit, a central office to review all printed material before publication. Vladimir Lenin. Ongoing. Issue of the day: The new Soviet government, having just consolidated power after years of revolution and civil war, sought a single, centrally controlled system to replace the uncoordinated military and civilian press controls bodies it had inherited.
Insult and defamation laws	March 4, 2022 Russia criminalizes 'fake' reporting on the military, up to 15 years in prison. Vladimir Putin. Sustained. Issue of the day: The law followed Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and was aimed at reporting on the war that differed from the Russian defense ministry's official statements about casualties and military conduct.
Funding and ownership pressure	April 14, 2001 State-controlled Gazprom takes formal control of Russia's independent NTV television network. Vladimir Putin. Sustained. Issue of the day: NTV's critical coverage of Russia's second war in Chechnya and of the government of President Vladimir Putin, who had taken office in May 2000. August 4, 2026 Russia: law on asset freezes and service denials for exiled "foreign agents", August 2026. Vladimir Putin. Sustained
Shutdowns and blocking	March 4, 2022 Russia criminalizes 'fake' reporting on the military, up to 15 years in prison. Vladimir Putin. Sustained. Issue of the day: The law followed Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and was aimed at reporting on the war that differed from the Russian defense ministry's official statements about casualties and military conduct.
Detention and violence	October 7, 2006 Investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya is shot dead in Moscow; a former police officer is later convicted of organizing the killing. Vladimir Putin. Upheld by a court. Issue of the day: Politkovskaya's investigative reporting on human-rights abuses in Chechnya and her criticism of the Russian government's conduct there.
Official labels	August 4, 2026 Russia: law on asset freezes and service denials for exiled "foreign agents", August 2026. Vladimir Putin. Sustained

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