%0 Journal Article
%T Contradictions in modern propaganda in the virtual world. Some reflections on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
%A Tendera, Paulina
%A Mazur, Taras
%J The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture. New Series
%V First View
%R 10.4467/24506249PJ.24.011.20486
%N 19 (1/2024)
%P 167-183
%K propaganda, Russian invasion of Ukraine, media, social media, Slavoj Žižek
%@ 2450-2561
%D 2024
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/pjacns/article/aporie-dotyczace-propagandy-we-wspolczesnym-swiecie-na-przykladzie-srodowiska-internetowego-kilka-refleksji-zwiazanych-z-inwazja-rosji-na-ukraine
%X According to numerous contemporary studies, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the hybrid war waged by Russia have generated a huge quantity of propaganda primarily in social media, such as Facebook, Instagram and Telegram. These tools are the easiest, fastest, cheapest and most effective way to reach millions of recipients who are (consciously and unconsciously) authors of propaganda content, administrators, participants of various discussion groups and readers. This is one of the reasons why, after the invasion began in Russia, many websites used for communication and building online communities were blocked. However, the problem also lies outside the "Russian Internet", as, apart from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, no other post-Soviet country has confirmed the existence of its secret services. We may therefore discover that Russian influence in the "information noise" surrounding the war is significant.