| Title |
Rusiško informacinio karo bruožai / |
| Translation of Title |
Traits of the Russian information warfare. |
| Authors |
Martišius, Mantas |
| DOI |
10.15388/Im.2014.69.5095 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Informacijos mokslai / Vilniaus universitetas.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2014, t. 69, p. 7-25.. ISSN 1392-0561 |
| Keywords [eng] |
information warfare ; Russian media ; information space |
| Abstract [eng] |
This article discusses the Russian theorists’ approach to information warfare, its applicability to regain the Soviet Union “lost territories”. Reviewed is the juridical background to consolidate the electronic media in the hands of the Russian government. The process of elimination alternative political opinions in Russia is reviewed. Discussed are the thoughts of Russian information warfare theorists about the media used to collect the areas considered as their own. The ways how the media can create the imaginary reality are examined. Russia's state-controlled information space overcomes Russian boundaries and enters the global information space. The information war is not a very new phenomenon. The current military affairs have been led by information war activities. Protests against the former Ukrainian president Viktor Janukovich started in late 2013 and concluded in the open revolt and overthrow of the existing regime. Discontent with such events, Russia brutally intervened in the internal Ukrainian affairs, occupied and annexed the Crimean peninsula, then provoked mutiny in estern Ukrainian regions. The war broke out, and the Russian media have been exploited to legitimize Kremlin’s and separatists actions... |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2014 |
