[Commlist] New book on media reform in post-Putin Russia

The Free Russia Foundation (Washington, DC) has just published a volume 
on future democratization of Russian society, including issues of free 
speech and the media. The volume includes the practical reform plan and 
schedule for the media, including a draft law on freedom of expression 
and information with the explanatory note.

Titled "The Transition Project: Plan for Russia’s Transition to 
Democracy, Peace and Prosperity" the volume presents the outcome of an 
in-depth intellectual effort by exiled civil society leaders to 
articulate a comprehensive plan for a political transition toward 
democracy post-Putin, define key areas of reforms and their objectives, 
consider what specific contributions could be made toward this 
transformation by stakeholders and interest groups inside Russia as well 
as internationally, and engage the broader Russian civil society in 
refinement of these concepts and recommendations.

Media reform should be one of the central pieces of the task on 
restoration of basic rights in Russia. A powerful propaganda machine is 
one of the pillars of the current regime, thus dismantling this machine 
and democratizing the media space is seen as a priority for democratic 
reformers.

Media reform is inherently linked to restoration of freedom of speech — 
a basic right whose importance has significantly grown in Russian in 
recent years. Even though freedom of speech is formally guaranteed by 
the Constitution, protection of this right is not a subject of wide 
public discussion. Reformers are recommended to start with getting this 
right back and engage in discussions about the essence and meaning of 
free speech in Russia.

The volume is freely available (in English) at 
https://thinktank.4freerussia.org/transition-project/the-transition-project/ 
<https://thinktank.4freerussia.org/transition-project/the-transition-project/> and 
(in Russian): 
https://thinktank.4freerussia.org/ru/transition-project/proekt-transit/ 
<https://thinktank.4freerussia.org/ru/transition-project/proekt-transit/>.


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