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The transformation of propaganda: The continuities and discontinuities of information operations, from Soviet to Russian active measures
Södertörn University, School of Culture and Education, Media and Communication Studies. Örebro University, Swedenen.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4808-7670
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine; Princeton University, USA.
Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukraine; University of Pennsylvania, USA.
2023 (English)In: Nordic Journal of Media Studies, E-ISSN 2003-184X, Vol. 5, no 1, p. 68-94Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This article focuses on the transformation of Soviet Cold War propaganda into the contemporary Russian information operations, bringing together two distinct periods characterised with the rise of new and sophisticated techniques. By comparing propaganda instructions in KGB manuals and the practices of the propagandists behind the 2014–2020 Secondary Infektion campaign, we find out what of the “analogue” Cold War propaganda remains in the present-day computational propaganda and how exactly Soviet propaganda techniques evolved into the new mediascape. This highlights both strong continuities of methods and techniques and certain discontinuities. Our analysis also contributes to the understanding of the very concept of propaganda, singling out such aspects as covertness, negativity, and inauthenticity as especially ingrained features of the Russian style of propaganda that are also regrettably often overlooked in generic definitions.

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Nordicom, 2023. Vol. 5, no 1, p. 68-94
Keywords [en]
propaganda, disinformation, active measures, Soviet Union, KGB, Cold War, Russia, Secondary InfektionNordic Journal ofMEDIA STUDIES
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Media and Communication Studies
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Baltic and East European studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-52535DOI: 10.2478/njms-2023-0005Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85196122886OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-52535DiVA, id: diva2:1807078
Available from: 2023-10-24 Created: 2023-10-24 Last updated: 2025-02-11Bibliographically approved

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