Wikimedia.ru -- the nonprofit organization that supports the Russian segment of Wikipedia, announced its dissolution on December 19, after its director Stanislav Kozlovsky was forced to resign from his job at the Moscow State University (MGU) due to Russian officials' plans to label him a "foreign agent." Kozlovsky said he decided to shut down the society to prevent potential problems for his colleagues. According to Kozlovsky, MGU's administration told him to quit his job or be fired, saying he would be officially added to the foreign agents’ registry later in the week. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Siberia.Realities, click here.
Support Group For Russian Segment Of Wikipedia Announces Its Dissolution
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