What about internet access inside Russia? Real question.
I haven’t looked that question up before. Good question.
Here are some articles that comes up with a quick search:
(These are all 2014 articles I think)
Russian government has started censoring the internet
http://gizmodo.com/5993112/the-russian-government-has-started-censoring-the-internet
Russia’s attack on internet freedom
http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2014/04/russia-internet-freedom/
Russia: Internet censorship on a “whim”
https://www.cpj.org/2013/06/in-russia-internet-censorship-on-a-whim.php
Russia declares war on bloggers
http://thinkprogress.org/world/2014/05/07/3435292/what-its-like-to-use-the-internet-in-russia/
Thousands of websites are already banned in Russia.
April 25, 2014
Russia’s attack on internet freedom
http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2014/04/russia-internet-freedom/
It’s been a bad week for the internet in Russia. On Monday, the founder and CEO of VKontakte — “Russian Facebook” — claimed to have been pushed out and that Putin loyalists are now in charge of the site. On Tuesday, the Duma adopted controversial amendments to an information law, targeting bloggers. On top of that, on the same day, opposition figure Aleksei Navalny was found guilty of slander over a Twitter post.
~What about internet access inside Russia? Real question~
Much better than anywhere else I’ve been.
Unlimited broadband connection at 100 mbs under $5 a week is available in most population centers. In larger towns and cities there are 4G networks offering unlimited services under $40 a month. Not to mention there is a free Wi-Fi in parks, libraries and public transit.