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za_lib_ru, which seems to be a community based around some sort of free electronic library in Russia. Their motivation appears to be that they believe that the Russian people have a right to understand the world and know what is going on both inside and outside Russia, and that the people have the "right to read". This is very powerful, given the history of censorship and oppression that some people in that community no doubt are old enough to remember. Here's what appears to be a post on the history of the library, in English (Babelfish translation) and in Russian. | | Nelson (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1){kind=small} skyfaller) wrote in freeculture, |
Russian community
If you speak Russian, you may be interested in za_lib_ru, which seems to be a community based around some sort of free electronic library in Russia. Their motivation appears to be that they believe that the Russian people have a right to understand the world and know what is going on both inside and outside Russia, and that the people have the "right to read". This is very powerful, given the history of censorship and oppression that some people in that community no doubt are old enough to remember. Here's what appears to be a post on the history of the library, in English (Babelfish translation) and in Russian.
za_lib_ru, which seems to be a community based around some sort of free electronic library in Russia. Their motivation appears to be that they believe that the Russian people have a right to understand the world and know what is going on both inside and outside Russia, and that the people have the "right to read". This is very powerful, given the history of censorship and oppression that some people in that community no doubt are old enough to remember. Here's what appears to be a post on the history of the library, in English (Babelfish translation) and in Russian. 
Anonymous
June 30 2004, 22:20:49 UTC 7 years ago
ISPs can read our emails!
Hey, I'm not sure if you guys read this on Slashdot, but I thought this would be relevant to freeculture community:http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,128
The article is also on Slashdot, but this is the primary source, I guess, so you can all take a look at it.
I am, as always,
SwarthmoreDB