A statement from the Presidential Library states that the initiative aims to provide better information about Russia than Wikipedia offers. Persolutions demonstrated that the online encyclopedia “lacks sufficiently detailed and reliable information on the regions and life in Russia" the announcement points out. And it is added that 50.000 books and documents have been collected to present Russia "objectively and accurately".
However, the new website will have a long way to go Wikipedia is the sixth most popular website in the world and the Russian version has over a million listings.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is pushing increasingly tough Internet control measures, constantly faced with accusations of censorship and attempted silencing of his critics.
Last August, bloggers with more than 3.000 daily readers were obliged to declare their identity to a special register, while new rules now allow the government to block websites without judicial permission.
Source: Newsroom DOL
