Austria is a small country, I know, but I never thought that other countries considered it that “unimportant”. It seems that Austrian elections are non-existent here in Russia. I have just talked to a Russian friend and he didn’t know that elections had just taken place in Austria. (But around five minutes ago, he was vividly talking on the phone about ANGELA MERKEL. I know Germany is a lot bigger than Austria, but I still have to get used to the fact, that Austria (or especially Austrian politics are) is not “too” important for Russia(ns).)
Acutally I think that it hasn’t really been in Russian news. I don’t know Russian that well yet, but I couldn’t find any prominent entries on homepages of Russian newspapers about elections in Austria.
Also on the ORF-Homepage, in a review of foreign newspapers writing about elections in Austria, no Russian newspaper was quoted or mentioned.
It is funny that, we (Anna, Andrea and I) just talked about newsworthiness in Russia yesterday. Russian newspapers are mainly writing about foreign countries, if Putin or other statesmen are visiting this country. A pity for the citizens over here, especially the ones who are not able to read foreign news online.
But nevertheless, the internet is working in Russia and there is no censorship on homepages as far as I know. I can read whatever I want to read and I can keep track of the happenings in Austria. – And no, I shouldn’t comment on the outcome of the elections in Austria – it’s ridiculous
(carina)
