STUDENTS’ SURVIVAL EXPERIENCE IN
THE INFORMATION BLOCKADE ON THE
EXAMPLE OF THE 2022 SIEGE OF THE
UKRAINIAN CITY MARIUPOL
STUDENTS’ SURVIVAL EXPERIENCE IN
THE INFORMATION BLOCKADE ON THE
EXAMPLE OF THE 2022 SIEGE OF THE
UKRAINIAN CITY MARIUPOL
Author(s): Olena Melnykova-Kurhanova, Olena RyzhkoSubject(s): School education, Russian Aggression against Ukraine, Russian war against Ukraine
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: Information Aggression; Information Blockade; Student Survival Experience; Signal Jamming; Propaganda; Communication;
Summary/Abstract: The study analyzes the survival experiences of students during the information blockade imposed during the siege ofMariupol, Ukraine, in 2022. Using the case study method, posts, photos, and videos from open sources were examinedto fill in gaps regarding students who remained under siege. Additionally, semi-structured anonymous interviews wereconducted with students who shared their experiences of survival, including three who provided comments on theirtime under occupation and their departure from the city. They described the conditions they faced during shelling, theinformation blockade, and exposure to Russian information aggression and propaganda. Without electricity or mobilecommunication, students accessed news via medium and long radio waves, conserved phone battery power, andsought mobile internet from higher floors of high-rise buildings to download website headlines or Telegram messages.
Journal: Youth in Central and Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 11/2024
- Issue No: 18
- Page Range: 39-44
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
