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So why don’t we see many people reading newspapers in Russia? “The most common news in Russia is rumour,” says Polly. “During the Soviet Union, people couldn’t get information, so the only way was through rumours. The most common thing was to meet in the kitchen and talk about politics where you’d be absolutely sure that no one would go to the government and tell them. It still exists now – people don’t want their brain to be – what’s the word? - pressed?”