Z-library was/is very likely run by Russians. They were even arrested by FBI, but escaped. Archive.is is likely run by a Russian. LibGen was run by Russians.

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weinzierl 2 hours ago | parent [-]

They are all not Anna's Archive and one is not like the other. Z-library, LibGen maybe, Archive.is might be eastern Europe but almost certainly not Russia. Just because it's advantageous in some cases to appear Russian or Chinese doesn't mean it is true. Some are better in their camouflage others like https://migflash.com/ not so much.

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jampekka 2 hours ago | parent [-]

There's at least a strong case that Archive.is is Russian run:

https://gyrovague.com/2023/08/05/archive-today-on-the-trail-...

	▲	weinzierl an hour ago \| parent [-]
		There is no "strong case" in this article. Yeah the guy linked to it has a slavic name and likely speaks Russian. Guess what? That's true for most of eastern Europe you will find plenty of people matching these criteria all over the rest of Europe.