Russian disinformation and propaganda before and after the invasion of Ukraine

Rosyjska dezinformacja i propaganda przed i po inwazji na Ukrainę

Oleksii Polegkyi

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Strony: 91-107

Wydanie: Lublin 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36874/RIESW.2023.1.6

Sposób cytowania: O. Polegkyi, Russian disinformation and propaganda before and after the invasion of Ukraine, „Rocznik Instytutu Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej” 21 (2023), z. 1, s. 91-107, DOI: https://doi.org/10.36874/RIESW.2023.1.6

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Abstrakt: Dezinformacja i propaganda są kluczowymi aspektami strategii wojennej Rosji, ponieważ wykorzystuje ona środowisko informacyjne do uzasadniania swoich działań w polityce międzynarodowej, zarówno w kraju, jak i za granicą, oraz do zmuszania odbiorców do nieświadomego wspierania jej działań. Rosja, prowadząc do konfliktu z Ukrainą i przez cały ten czas, wykorzystała cały swój aparat propagandowy, wykorzystując jawne i tajne możliwości zarówno mediów, jak i narzędzi dezinformacyjnych, aby usprawiedliwić inwazję i zniszczyć międzynarodowe poparcie dla Ukrainy. Jakich instrumentów, metod i narracji używała Rosja przed i po inwazji na Ukrainę? Szerzenie dezinformacji przez Federację Rosyjską przed i po inwazji na Ukrainę w lutym 2022 r., a także działania podjęte w odpowiedzi przez Ukrainę, sojusznicze rządy, organizacje pozarządowe i międzynarodowe przedstawiają ważną perspektywę i lekcje, jak przeciwdziałać dezinformacji i narracjom propagandowym.

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