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Falsification of History as a Tool of Influence
Falsification of History as a Tool of Influence

Contributor(s): Amanda Rivkin (Editor), Anne Geisow (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Political Theory, Sociology, International relations/trade, Politics and communication, Crowd Psychology: Mass phenomena and political interactions, Geopolitics, Politics of History/Memory
Published by: NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
Keywords: Falsification of history; Russia; use of historical propaganda; foreign policy; shaping perceptions; manipulation; influence;
Summary/Abstract: This study deals with the growing trend of Russia’s use of historical propaganda to further its foreign policy goals. It contains chapters written by experts in the field in the respective countries of Estonia, Finland, Latvia and Poland. The methodological aspects of the project were discussed in detail during a seminar in Riga on 11 December 2018. It was agreed that, for the integrity of the compendium, at least the central theme should be commonly understood as Jowett and O’Donnell conceptualise it: propaganda is a deliberate and systematic attempt to shape perceptions, manipulate cognitions, and direct behaviour to achieve a response that furthers the desired intent of the propagandist. Its systematic nature requires the longitudinal study of its progress. Because the essence of propaganda is its deliberateness of purpose, considerable investigation is required to find out what this purpose is.

  • Print-ISBN-13: 978-9934-564-93-2
  • Page Count: 92
  • Publication Year: 2020
  • Language: English
Introduction: Russia’s Approach to (ab)use of History

Introduction: Russia’s Approach to (ab)use of History
(Introduction: Russia’s Approach to (ab)use of History)

Case Study: Estonia. Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, World War II and Soviet Legacy

Case Study: Estonia. Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, World War II and Soviet Legacy
(Case Study: Estonia. Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, World War II and Soviet Legacy)

Case Study: Finland. Competing Narratives of War

Case Study: Finland. Competing Narratives of War
(Case Study: Finland. Competing Narratives of War)

Case Study: Latvia. (Ab)use of History as a Russian Tool of Foreign Influence

Case Study: Latvia. (Ab)use of History as a Russian Tool of Foreign Influence
(Case Study: Latvia. (Ab)use of History as a Russian Tool of Foreign Influence)

Case Study: Poland. Soviet Invasion of Poland on 17 September 1939

Case Study: Poland. Soviet Invasion of Poland on 17 September 1939
(Case Study: Poland. Soviet Invasion of Poland on 17 September 1939)

Conclusions and Recommendations

Conclusions and Recommendations
(Conclusions and Recommendations)

Endnotes

Endnotes
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