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" is highlighted in the announcement. And it is added that 50.000 books and documents have been collected on the presentation of Russia "objectively and accurately".
However, the new website will have a long way to go Wikipedia is the world's sixth most popular website and the Russian edition has over one million entries.
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 in a special register, while new rules now allow government to block websites without court permission.
Source: Newsroom DOL
