After the world discovered mass graves in Bucha, Russian propaganda has become more and more out of touch with reality. RIA Novosti, a pro-state media outlet, rather popular in Russia as it portrays itself as a news aggregator channel, published a manifesto by Timofey Sergeitsev. A political analyst and philosopher (even though it is doubtful…
Category: Russia
Webinar on the war in Ukraine ISA 4 March 2022 – recording available
Recent events in Russia and Ukraine have resulted in a local conflict with far-reaching global consequences. The majority of media coverage on these events has focused on the Soviet and post-Soviet periods of the Russian-Ukrainian relationship. However, current regional geopolitics have also been influenced by Russian and Ukrainian narratives of their shared history. To better…
New National Security Strategy of the Russian Federation
On the 2nd of July 2021, Vladimir Putin signed a new National Security Strategy of the Russian Federation, a foundational document of Russia’s foreign policy. These are some notes from Part 2. Russia in the modern world: opportunities and trends. The West’s hegemony is in decline, leading to the erosion of global institutions and a…