Olga Khvostunova

Olga Khvostunova is a Russian journalist and an analyst at the Institute of Modern Russia. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science (Political Communications) from Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU). Olga worked as a contributing editor at Kommersant Publishing House (2005-2010), and is a former Fulbright Scholar at the Harriman Institute (Columbia University). Her areas of expertise include political linguistics, media and communications, think tanks, Russian affairs and energy policy.

A complete guide to who controls the Russian news media

by Olga Khvostunova | 09 Dec 13

Today’s surprise announcement out of Russia: The Russian government was shuttering external-facing news agencies Ria Novosti and Voice of Russia. But inside Russia, a growing web of cross ownership colours the way Russians view their neighbours. Olga Khvostunova explains in her report for Interpreter Magazine