#Russia has launched "Ruviki," a state-backed encyclopedia mirroring the original Russian Wikipedia. This new platform includes all previous Russian-language Wikipedia content but has been edited to omit information potentially unfavorable to the Russian government.
Interestingly, the Ruviki article about George Orwell’s 1984 entirely omits the Ministry of Truth.
https://www.404media.co/russia-clones-wikipedia-censors-it-bans-original/
Russia Clones Wikipedia, Censors It, Bans Original
Ruviki is intended to be a more “trustworthy” source of information for Russians by editing out anything that makes the Russian government look bad.Jules Roscoe (404 Media)