Many of the Kremlin's initiatives are considered old-fashioned by their critics. Though it receives regular harangues for out-of-date tendencies (such as press control, election riggings, military demonstrations), it certainly can't be claimed that the Kremlin isn't a thoroughly modern body. At least, not if this new initiative goes through. Keeping with the times, the Communications and Press Ministry has announced that it is looking for a company that can provide the technology needed to allow bureaucrats 'to promote state interests on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook'.
The Moscow Times reports.
