Full Description
The Many Faces of the Contemporary Russian Propaganda in the Balkans: Sputnik Srbija analyzes information published by the news website Sputnik Srbija during the first year of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This book provides an overview of the contemporary Serbian media sphere and the dire conditions that Serbian journalists face to explore how Russian propaganda has flourished in the region. This volume establishes a framework to understand the ideological core of Russian propaganda that, above all, aims to reconstruct societal reality through anti-Western rhetoric. This framework helps to explore the relationship between Russian propaganda and Serbian nationalism, expanding on the significance of their mutual ties and confronting the implications of their close-knit connections.
Contents
Foreword Dimitar Bechev
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: From Theory to Method
Chapter 2: Revisiting the State of the Art and Broadening the Field
Chapter 3: Identifying and Defining the Propagandist: The Case of Sputnik Srbija
Chapter 4: Contextualizing the Propaganda: The Contemporary Serbian Media Space
Chapter 5: Sputnik Srbija Utilization Techniques: Metaphors, Historical Parallels, and Symbols
Chapter 6: Ideological Framework of the Sputnik Propaganda
Chapter 7: Target Audience: The Case of the "First Serbia"
Conclusion
Afterword Jade McGlynn
Bibliography
Index
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