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3.11.16 RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA CONCERNING UKRAINE DURING THE SYRIAN CAMPAIGN: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO ASSESS INFORMATION ACTIVITIES November 2016 Denis Bohush Oleksandra Baglai

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3.11.16

RUSSIAN  PROPAGANDA  CONCERNING  UKRAINE  DURING  THE  SYRIAN  CAMPAIGN:  AN  INNOVATIVE  APPROACH  TO ASSESS INFORMATION  ACTIVITIESNovember  2016

Denis  BohushOleksandra Baglai

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RUSSIAN  PROPAGANDA  

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GOALS- TO  IDENTIFY  THE  KEY  NARRATIVES  THE  RUSSIAN  FEDERATION  USED  

VIS-­‐À-­‐VIS  UKRAINE  WITHIN  THE  PERIOD  OF  SYRIAN  CAMPAIGN- TO  ASSESS  THE  CHANGE  OF  INTENSITY  OF  THE  INFORMATION  

ACTIVITIES  OVER  THE  PERIOD  UNDER  STUDY- TO  IDENTIFY  COMMON  TRENDS  AND  DIFFERNCES  IN  NARRATIVES  VIS-­‐

À-­‐VIS  THE  EU  AND  UKRAINE  WITHIN  THE  PERIOD  UNDER  STUDY  

PERIODOFFICIAL  PERIOD  OF  THE  RUSSIAN  FEDERATION  CAMPAIGN  IN  SYRIA:30th SEPT.  2015  – 14th MARCH  2016.THE  RESEARCH  PERIOD  WAS    EXTENDED  FOR  COMPARISON:JUNE  2015  –MAY  2016

METHOD- QUANTITATIVE  ANALYSIS  - NARRATIVE  ANALYSES- BOHUSH  PYRAMID  OF  INFLUENCE  METHOD

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700Every  day!

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150Ukraine

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©  Denis  Bohush

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EXEMPLARY  APPORTION  OF  THE  PROPAGANDISTIC  MESSAGES  IN  THE  BOHUSH  PYRAMID  OF  INFLUENCE

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WORD  CLOUD  FOR  THE  FIRST  LEVEL  OF  INFLUENCE

Primary  source:  EEAS  Disinformation  review

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WORD  CLOUD  FOR  THE  SECOND  LEVEL  OF  INFLUENCE

Primary  source:  EEAS  Disinformation  review

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WORD  CLOUD  FOR  THE  THIRD  LEVEL  OF  INFLUENCE

Primary  source:  EEAS  Disinformation  review

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WORD  CLOUD  FOR  THE  FOURTH  LEVEL  OF  INFLUENCE

Primary  source:  EEAS  Disinformation  review

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UKRAINE  AND THE EU  ARE  HISTORICAL  AND  CURRENT  ENEMIES

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«UKRAINIAN  BATTALIONS'  ATROCITIES  IN  THE  DONBASS  REGION»  NARRATIVES

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«UKRAINE  IS  MILITIRAY  AND  IDEOLOGICAL  ALLY  OF  DAESH»  NARRATIVE

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«ILLEGAL  FASCIST  GOVERNMENT  RULING  UKRAINE»  NARRATIVE

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«GROWING  TENSION  BETWEN  THE  EU  AND  THE  USA»  NARRATIVE

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«RUSSIA  IS  A FRIEND,  THE  USA  IS  AN  ENEMY  OF  EUROPE»  NARRATIVE

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«GROWING  TENSION  AMONG  COUNTRIES  OF  THE  EU»  NARRATIVE

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«UKRAINE  IS  A THREAT  IS  NOT  TRUSTWORTHY»  NARRATIVE

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ANTI-­‐TURKISH,  ANTI-­‐MUSLIM  WORLD  NARRATIVES

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“UKRAINE  AND  POLAND  ARE  ENEMIES”  NARRATIVE

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THE  KEY  IDEA  

RUSSIAN  (DIS-­‐)INFORMATION  ACTIVITIES  ARE  VAST,  EFFICIENT  AND  DIVERSIFIED.  

IT  SHOULD  BE  ADRESSED  WITH  COMPLEX  MULTILEVEL  MEASURES.  

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RECOMMENDATIONS

Increase  actualization  and  discussion  of  different  types  of  disinformation.  Discussion  should  be  held  on  different  levels  and  in  different  forms  such  as  expert  opinions,  reviews,  shows,  comic  shows  etc.  

Base  disavowal  tools  and  mechanisms  on  the  international  standards  and  stereotypes  (schemas)  of  news  information  broadcasting  and  receiving.

Television  stays  key  communication  and  transmitting  tool.  TV  gives  maximum  opportunities  to  influence  broad  masses  and  form  public  opinion.  Consequently  TV  requires  maximum  attention  in  terms  of  disavowal  measures.

It  is  necessary  to  define  targeted  audience  of  Russian  (dis-­‐)  information  activities  in  every  country  of  the  research  interest.  Countermeasures  should  be  contrived  according  to  the  defined  levels  of  (dis-­‐)information  activities

Actualize  the  fact  of  Russian  disinformation  activities’  existence  and  the  importance  of  the  understanding  of  its  existence.

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Denis  BohushPhone  +38-­067-­230-­68-­13E-­mail:  [email protected]­studies.orgwww.denisbohush.orgwww.facebook.com/denis.bohush

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