In 2016, the playwright Sarah Gancher discovered she was following a group of Russian trolls on Facebook. Their username was Blacktivist, and they were paid by the Russian government to spread disinformation about the US presidential election. Gancher found this fascinating. She started thinking about the trolls all the time—what they ate, how they talked—until she realized why she was so interested. “They’re playwrights,” she said. “Like me.”
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The Inside Story: Xi in Russia, War in Ukraine
Episode 84 – March 23, 2023
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Xi in Russia… war in Ukraine.
Fresh into his third term leading the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping visits his Russian counterpart in Moscow.
What.
TheaterWorks Hartford is sharing an Obie Award for its 2020 premiere of Sarah Gancher's virtual play "Russian Troll Farm," which it co-produced with the Arkansas company TheatreSquared and the New York City-based theater company Civilians.
This issue brief explores the technological capabilities of Russian private military companies and how they are used across various types of missions in support of and in parallel with Russian policy.