Russian media operates by law of war, tapping into Great Patriotic War myth
The Great Patriotic War was chosen as a central foundational myth by the leadership of the USSR. It…
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The myth of the “Finlandization” of Ukraine
The American political expert Zbigniew Brzezinski speaks of the need to “transform Ukraine into Finland.” In his understanding…
Control over the past: Russia’s archival policy and Second World War myths
On the April 4, I read an article titled “Spies from the reading room.” It described how during the last…
Fascism exploited and distorted in Putin’s Russia for propaganda’s sake
For most of the 20th century, the Russians lived under the iron grip of an authoritarian Marxist-Leninist form…
No Russian Fairytale: Ending the Soviet historical mindset in Ukraine
Until recently, 28 October was celebrated in Ukraine as the “Day of liberation of Ukraine from fascist invaders.”…