Andrew Ryvkin
@andryvkin
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Born in the USSR. Raised in Massachusetts. Writing on Power, Propaganda, and Authoritarianism for @AirMailWeekly, @TheAtlantic, @RollingStone, and @GQ.
New York, NY
Joined February 2024
Confessions of a Russian Propagandist: my piece for @TheAtlantic on the evolution of Russian propaganda and the people behind it—from my own experience working inside the Kremlin’s notorious media machine. https://t.co/TOW3nXzI6n
theatlantic.com
The Kremlin’s information war in the West is reminiscent of the one it fought—and won—on the home front.
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I can’t speak for Hamas, but I don’t see the logic in attacking Israel after giving up their only leverage (the hostages).
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My piece for The Atlantic, “Putin Is Not Winning,” has been republished by Slate France. I’m glad the argument is making its way to Europe — to readers at the forefront of the struggle against Russian imperialism. Merci à @Slatefr
https://t.co/owwXCjBlXH
slate.fr
Depuis plus de vingt ans, le président russe entretient un mythe d'invincibilité qui dépasse les frontières. Même quand la Russie s'enlise…
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First, the left took nothing from you. Second, you never had it to begin with.
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He doesn’t really have a choice.
More than disappointing, very bad course of action
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I spent years inside Russia’s propaganda system—and even we couldn't imagine how inflated Putin’s strength would become in the West. My latest for The Atlantic explains how that illusion works.
Russia’s leader isn’t nearly as strong as he’s made out to be, @andryvkin writes. “A realistic view of his power would strip Putin of his biggest leverage: the perception of his invincibility”:
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If you Google phrases such as victory for Putin and big win for Putin, you find news stories stretching back years. But overestimating his power means doing Putin's job for him. My new piece in The Atlantic: “Putin Is Not Winning.” https://t.co/LrIHq79HSs
theatlantic.com
Underestimating the Russian leader is dangerous, but ascribing dark powers to him plays right into his hands.
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I don’t think it matters to Trump who the Mayor/Governor/Vice President is. If he wants a war, he just starts one.
Giuliani endorsing this nobody instead of Cuomo makes it clear how much Trump wants Mamdani to win so he can more easily expand his war on US cities to New York. The Dems are making it easier with their candidates in this case, of course.
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And, you know, that whole murderous militant autocracy thing.
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Dark stuff on Miller and the Kremlin from my near-namesake @andryvkin.
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Putin isn’t an aberration of Russia. He’s the country’s reflection, the sum of its choices, fears, and resentments. When he bombs Ukraine, he acts with the permission of millions who built the world that made him possible.
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DC & Marvel. It’s like a Michelin Star restaurant to Chipotle.
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Best political ad from the Dems I’ve seen in years. Don’t do Schumer; do everything like this.
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One battle after another is one of the best films I’ve seen in my lifetime. Not a hyperbole.
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She just won Mamdami the election
Trumpettes founder Toni Holt Kramer endorsed Andrew Cuomo for NYC Mayor while repeatedly referring to him as “Como”
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I disagree with most commentators who know just how out of touch this video is. A private jet is something to aspire to; a status symbol. This video effectively conveys that being a conservative (and taking away people’s healthcare) will make your life better.
University of Arkansas, we are on the way now to kick off my 10-stop campus tour! We’ve already sold two different rooms so we are on the way to the biggest room possible to fit as many students as we can! See y’all on the ground soon!
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How does a government sell war, repression, or the curbing of freedoms to millions of people in the age of attention economy? Journalist Andrew Ryvkin @andryvkin will answer that question and more iduring his talk on Tue, mod. by Elise Giuliano @gegs32
harriman.columbia.edu
Please join the Program on U.S.-Russia Relations at the Harriman Institute for a lecture by Andrew Ryvkin. Moderated by Elise Giuliano.
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So many people have signed up for my lecture and Q&A at Columbia on Sept 30th that they had to open an additional auditorium to fit everyone in. If you want to know how the Kremlin markets its war like Netflix and Nike, you can register here:
harriman.columbia.edu
Please join the Program on U.S.-Russia Relations at the Harriman Institute for a lecture by Andrew Ryvkin. Moderated by Elise Giuliano.
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