Ruwiki (website)
Ruwiki () is a Russian online encyclopedia. It was launched in July 2023 as a fork of the Russian Wikipedia, and has been described as "Putin-friendly" and "Kremlin-compliant".

The project is led by Vladimir Medeyko, who was formerly involved with the Russian Wikipedia project and a director of Wikimedia Russia. Medeyko has been reported to have created the project as an alternative to the Russian Wikipedia that is more friendly to the Russian government.

Origins 

On 24 May 2023, long-time Wikimedia Russia director Vladimir Medeyko announced Ruwiki as a Russian fork of Wikipedia on the Russian technology website Habr. The Russian politician Anton Gorelkin stated that the new "ruviki" website would be hosted on Russian servers and managed by a Russian organization. Medeyko has stated that Ruwiki will follow Russian laws, but is independent of the Russian government.

Content and editorial policy 
Ruwiki was created by copying all 1.9 million articles from the Russian Wikipedia. However, articles containing content contrary to the Russian government's official line have been removed.  Anti-Russian propaganda content removals include coverage of the Russo-Ukraine War, the Wagner rebellion, and criticism of Vladimir Putin.

In mid-July 2023, Ruwiki was not yet editable by third parties. Medeyko had stated that he plans to allow public editing to resume, but that content will be vetted by panels of experts. Nevertheless, as of 21 August 2023, Ruwiki is available to edit by all registered accounts.

See also 
 2021 Wikimedia Foundation actions on the Chinese Wikipedia#Qiuwen baike
 List of Wikipedia pages banned in Russia
 Blocking of Wikipedia in Russia
 Internet censorship in Russia
 Internet in Russia
 Media freedom in Russia
 Runiversalis

References

External links 
  (in Russian)

Russian online encyclopedias
2023 establishments in Russia
Internet in Russia
Wikipedia
Wikipedia-derived encyclopedias
Internet properties established in 2023
Internet censorship in Russia