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-license: mit
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+---
+license: mit
+language:
+- ru
+- en
+size_categories:
+- 1M<n<10M
+tags:
+- telegram
+- news
+- russia
+- ukraine
+- media
+- nlp
+- conflict
+- geopolitics
+pretty_name: Russian Telegram Channel Messages (2022–2026)
+---
+
+# Russian Telegram Channel Messages (2022–2026)
+
+A corpus of messages scraped from 25 Russian-language Telegram channels covering news, military commentary, and political discourse. The dataset spans from early 2022 through mid-2026.
+
+## Dataset Description
+
+- **Size:** 1.16 GB
+- **Format:** JSONL (one JSON object per line)
+- **Languages:** Primarily Russian, some English
+
+## Channels
+
+| Channel | Category |
+|---------|----------|
+| rian_ru | State news (RIA Novosti) |
+| tass_agency | State news (TASS) |
+| sputniknews | State news (Sputnik RU) |
+| SputnikInt | State news (Sputnik International) |
+| readovkanews | News aggregator |
+| bbbreaking | Breaking news |
+| ostorozhno_novosti | News |
+| uranews | News |
+| RKadyrov_95 | Political (Ramzan Kadyrov) |
+| medvedev_telegram | Political (Dmitry Medvedev) |
+| Putin_tg_Russia | Political (Putin-related) |
+| SolovievLive | Political commentary (Vladimir Soloviev) |
+| rybar | Military analysis |
+| RVvoenkor | War correspondence |
+| wargonzo | War correspondence |
+| colonelcassad | Military blog |
+| epoddubny | War correspondence |
+| strelkovii | Military commentary |
+| bloodysx | Conflict coverage |
+| wartranslated | Translated war content |
+| InfoDefenseRus | Information/defense |
+| node_of_time_RUS | Geopolitical analysis |
+| mir_sevodnia | World news |
+| surf_noise1 | Commentary |
+| moscowmap | Moscow-focused |
+
+## Schema
+
+Each line is a JSON object with the following fields:
+
+```json
+{
+  "channel": "rian_ru",
+  "id": 292458,
+  "date": 1746534499000,
+  "text": "Message text here..."
+}
+```
+
+| Field | Type | Description |
+|-------|------|-------------|
+| `channel` | string | Telegram channel username |
+| `id` | integer | Message ID within the channel |
+| `date` | integer | Unix timestamp in milliseconds |
+| `text` | string | Message text content |
+
+## Collection Method
+
+Messages were collected using the [Telethon](https://github.com/LonamiWebs/Telethon) library via the Telegram API. Only text messages are included; media-only posts were excluded.
+
+## Use Cases
+
+- NLP research on Russian-language text
+- Media and propaganda analysis
+- Conflict and geopolitical discourse studies
+- Sentiment analysis
+- Topic modeling across state and independent media
+
+## Limitations
+
+- Text only — no images, videos, or other media
+- Some messages may have `null` date values
+- Channel availability may change over time (channels can be banned or deleted)
+- This dataset reflects the editorial perspective of the channels included, many of which are aligned with the Russian government
+
+## License
+
+MIT