# Russia wants to cut itself off from the global internet. Here’s what that really means

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**Created:** [March 27, 2019, 8:50am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/russia-wants-to-cut-itself-off-from-the-global-internet-here-s-what-that-really-means/53337 "2019-03-27T08:50:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![docdeath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@docdeath](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/docdeath)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 8:50am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/russia-wants-to-cut-itself-off-from-the-global-internet-here-s-what-that-really-means/53337/1 "2019-03-27T08:50:51Z")

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> **[Russia wants to cut itself off from the global internet. Here’s what that...](https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/03/21/65940/russia-wants-to-cut-itself-off-from-the-global-internet-heres-what-that-really-means/)**
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> The plan is going to be tricky to pull off, both technically and politically, but the Kremlin has set its sights on self-sufficiency.

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**Author:** ![Demigod](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/demigod/32/50693_2.png) [@Demigod](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Demigod)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 9:31am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/russia-wants-to-cut-itself-off-from-the-global-internet-here-s-what-that-really-means/53337/2 "2019-03-27T09:31:10Z")

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History repeats it selfe. Lol

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/5/6/561632b494524d8e04bad3596ad600b2a0c2edf2.jpeg "Ronald Reagan: "Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall!"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCO9BYCGNeY)

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**Author:** ![PGSundling](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/pgsundling/32/39480_2.png) [@PGSundling](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/PGSundling)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/russia-wants-to-cut-itself-off-from-the-global-internet-here-s-what-that-really-means/53337/3 "2019-03-27T17:44:57Z")

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That sounds like a good plot point for my next book, Hot Nights and Cold Wars. This would fit right in with the cyberwar subplot.