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Russia Tests Way to Disconnect from Worldwide Internet
Russia disconnected from the worldwide internet during tests in June and July, a Russian news service, RBC, reported on Thursday. The information for the report came from documents from a Russian internet security working group.
Russia passed a law in late 2019 that aims to protect the Russian part of the internet from outside threats. The "sovereign internet" law was in answer to what Russia called the "aggressive nature" of the United States' national cyber security policies. The law increased Moscow's control over connections within Russia to the worldwide network and caused concern among free speech activists. They feared the move would strengthen government power over the country's cyberspace, which is called "Runet" because the country's internet addresses end in "ru."
Four major companies tested
Held from June 15 to July 15, the tests involved all four of Russia's major telecoms companies. RBC reported that someone in the working group said early results showed they were successful and added, "The purpose of the tests is to determine the ability of the Runet to work in case of external distortions, blocks and other threats."
RBC also said the capability of physically disconnecting the Russian part of the internet was tested. It was not immediately clear how long the disconnection lasted or whether there were any noticeable breaks in internet traffic. The law says that tests should be carried out every year, but RBC said operations were called off in 2020 due to problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
'Ready for anything'
The central government of Russia was aware of the tests, spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. He said they were timely and that Russia had to be ready for anything.
The legislation also seeks to pass Russian web traffic and data through state-controlled points. It also called for a national Domain Name System to allow the internet to continue working even if Russia is cut off. A domain name system, or DNS, is like a phone book organizing the internet locations of each website.
In June 2019, President Vladimir Putin said the government had to be certain that the Runet could work in a safe and steady way. The goal is to guard against problems caused if networks outside of Russia's control in other countries were turned off or infected with computer viruses.
State communications agency Roskomnadzor said the tests aim to improve the security of Russia's internet systems and keep them whole. It said Roskomnadzor had used the equipment installed for the test to slow down the speed of social network Twitter since March. That action came after Twitter refused to remove content Moscow says is illegal.
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重点解析
重点讲解：
1. slow down 减速；放慢
How can we slow down time?
我们怎样才能让时间慢下来？
2. be aware of 知道；意识到
She is aware of her own failings.
她了解自己的弱点。
3. cut off 切断；中断
He had his finger cut off in an accident at work.
他在一次工伤中被切断了手指。
4. in answer to 应...要求
He arrived at that very moment, as if in answer to her prayer.
他就在那一刻到了，好像是她的祈祷应验了。
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俄罗斯在测试中切断了全球互联网
据俄罗斯媒体RBC周四报道，俄罗斯在6月和7月的测试中切断了与全球互联网的连接。该报告的信息来自俄罗斯互联网安全工作组的文件。
俄罗斯在2019年底通过了一项法律，旨在保护互联网中俄罗斯的部分免受外部威胁。这项“互联网主权”法是对俄罗斯所说的美国国家网络安全政策的“强势”回应。这项法律加强了莫斯科对俄罗斯国内与全球网络联系的控制，引起了言论自由活动人士的担忧。他们担心此举会强化政府对该国网络空间的权力，其网络空间被称为“Runet”，因为该国的互联网地址以“ru”结尾。
四家大型公司进行了测试
此次测试于6月15日至7月15日进行，涉及俄罗斯所有四家主要电信公司。媒体RBC报道称，工作组的成员表示，初步结果表明他们的测试是成功的，并补充说，“测试的目的是检验该国网络空间（Runet）在外部信号失真、阻塞和其他威胁情况下的工作能力。”
媒体RBC还表示，他们测试了从物理上切断俄罗斯部分互联网的能力。目前还不清楚网络中断持续了多久，也不清楚网络流量是否有明显中断。该法律规定，每年都应进行检测，但媒体RBC表示，由于新冠肺炎疫情造成的问题，2020年的检测被取消。
‘未雨绸缪’
俄方发言人德米特里·佩斯科夫(Dmitry Peskov)表示，俄罗斯中央政府对这些测试知情。他说，这样的测试是及时的，俄罗斯必须做好完全准备。
该法案还试图让俄罗斯的网络流量和数据通过国家控制的节点进行传输。它还呼吁建立一个国家域名系统，以便在俄罗斯网络被切断的情况下，互联网可以照常运行。域名系统(DNS)就像一本电话簿，记录着每个网站在互联网上的位置。
2019年6月，俄罗斯总统普京表示，政府必须确保俄罗斯网络空间能够安全稳定地运行。其目的是防止俄罗斯控制之外的其他国家的网络被关闭或感染计算机病毒所引发的问题。
俄罗斯国家通信监管机构Roskomnadzor表示，测试旨在提高俄罗斯互联网系统的安全性，并保持其完整性。该机构表示，自3月份以来，它使用为测试安装的设备来降低社交网络推特（Twitter）的速度。此前，推特曾拒绝删除俄方所说的“非法内容”。
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