Russia is set to create its own state-backed version of Wikipedia, according to a Tuesday report.
The site will be based on the Great Soviet Encyclopedia and “other Russian scientific” books, according to a report in Pravda, and will serve as a “national scientific and educational” portal. The project was revealed in a document promulgated by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
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