In each case, the cost to the Kremlin of allowing private media was greater thanbefore.Future work might use our framework to explore other elements of government control ofthe media. In many countries, for example, the media are owned by individuals close to thegovernment rather than by the state directly.
Updated February 20, 2017. Definition: A gradient, or graduated fill, is a color fill that gradually blends from one color to another. A gradient can contain more than two colors, all fading smoothly from one to another. Gradients are very useful for creating shading for three-dimensional and metallic effects.
A gradient is a combination of two colors displayed as a gradual blend of a color fading into another when a region (in bitmap) or object (in vector) of the mixture is filled with the paint bucket tool. There are three gradient options (shown on the right): horizontal, vertical, and radial gradient fills.