” You would think a Freeper would think twice before driving traffic there.”
Well,,,, that may well have been the only place that would publish the article???
I would rather post it on my blog and promote it through social media than publish it on an evil publication that is intent on damaging America.
..The short answer to that is simple. Exposure.
It is impossibly difficult to publish an article at the New York Times, or the Washington times if you are not some sort of personality. Not to mention the fact that US publications in general are deliberately not reporting on it.
Publishing at Pravda allowed me the ability to get the information into the public realm on an international level