Russia shuts off internet in Moscow as it tests nationwide censorship system

Mobile internet access has been shut off in Moscow in recent days after similar outages in dozens of regions.

Moscow’s Internet Outages Drive Sales of Pagers and Paper Maps

Sales of offline communication gear and paper maps surged in Moscow as residents adapt to repeated mobile internet ...

Moscow residents turn to pagers, printed maps as Russia enforces internet 'whitelist'

Authorities in Moscow have introduced a "whitelist" system that allows access only to selected websites during ongoing mobile internet outages, pro-government outlet Kommersant reported on March 13, ...

Russians ‘forced to use walkie-talkies and paper maps’ after Putin’s internet blackout as Kremlin intensifies crackdown

RUSSIANS have been forced to use walkie-talkies and paper maps as residents are left reeling from an internet blackout ...

Pagers and paper maps are making a comeback in Moscow – and no, it's not a retro trend

For roughly the past week, mobile internet across central Moscow and parts of St. Petersburg has been intermittently failing. People can't load apps, hail cabs, or, ...