Tetyana Lokot

Tetyana Lokot is a contributor to Global Voices Online. She is currently a Ph.D student at the Merrill College of Journalism of the University of Maryland.

I am a researcher and PhD student at Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland. I study social movements, urban protest and digital media in post-Soviet countries.

Tourists pose for a selfie outside of Saint Basil's Cathedral in Red Square.

Russia focuses on safety … from selfies

July 7, 2015Culture

Among the many issues on Russia’s plate, one new problem appears to be the safety threat posed by…selfies.

A man looks at a computer screen showing logos of Russian social network VKontakte in an office in Moscow.

The ISIS Internet army has found a safe haven on Russian social networks — for now

September 12, 2014Global Politics

Ukrainian servicemen read newspapers as they rest at a checkpoint near the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve in the Donetsk Region on August 6, 2014.

To fight Russia, Ukraine considers Moscow-style censorship

August 14, 2014Media

Then-President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia toasts with champagne during a state dinner in Warsaw in 2010.

As Russia bans food imports, Russians freak out over foreign liquor

August 7, 2014Culture

Ukraine law

Ukraine’s new law cracks down on free speech, protests and the Internet

January 17, 2014Global Politics