History usurpation as a method of the information and psychological fight of Russia against Ukraine Cover Image

Przywłaszczenie historii jako sposób walki informacyjno-psychologicznej Rosji przeciwko Ukrainie
History usurpation as a method of the information and psychological fight of Russia against Ukraine

Author(s): Olga Wasiuta, Sergiusz Wasiuta
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: Russia; Russian world (Russkiy mir); Russian historical propaganda; disinformation techniques

Summary/Abstract: In the article, the authors analyze the activities of Russian Federation, which falsifies, rewrites, substitutes concepts, deals with the heroization and deheroization of some outstanding historical figures and appropriates the historical past of the Ukrainian nation, arguing that Ukraine is an integral part of Russia’s history and its cultural space. The aim of the article is to analyze the usurpation and falsification of history as a means of war, including information war of Russia against Ukraine.

  • Issue Year: 33/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 21-44
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish