As online space becomes increasingly toxic, Afisha talks to four prominent figures about managing torrents of personal abuse Facing death threats and streams of abusive messages, some Russians are becoming increasingly targeted by rising levels of online vitriol.Trolling and internet abuse is a global problem, but each of these stories reveals how for some people working in Russia the digital sphere has become increasingly pernicious, with some saying it has become particularly bad since the annexation of Crimea.