The past has a special significance in Russian politics, and the Great Patriotic War occupies a central place in Russia’s historical memory. The Kremlin and its propagandists use the events of 1941-1945 for various purposes, including in creating a narrative about Russia’s history. The events that took place during this…

World War II is an important element of historical policy and a point of reference in current diplomatic disputes. It is no different in Russia, post-Soviet countries and the countries of the former Eastern Bloc. The Great Patriotic War is used by the Russian Federation to strengthen Soviet resentment visible…

Russian propaganda remains very much active, trying to convince the public opinion of its arguments both in the Russian Federation and throughout the world. One of its favourite themes is Nazism, which is allegedly a widely professed ideology among Ukrainians. Russian propagandists constantly play the above card and use it…

The war in Ukraine has been going on for over two months. Fighting takes place not only on the ground and in the air, but also in the information space. More and more false information is appearing on social media. Its goal is to increase public support for one of…

Conspiracy theories are constantly popular online and are the perfect weapon in information warfare. Recently, on the occasion of the COVID-19 pandemic, a real flood of various more or less unlikely hypotheses regarding, for example, the origin of the virus causing the disease, could be observed. It is also known…

Russian disinformation is constantly spreading false information and fighting for the hearts and souls of social media users. The subject of the analysis in this report are individual narratives spreading in the Baltic States (in Russian), Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine. The report…

Russian disinformation remains very much active. This report analyses the narratives spread in the Baltic states (in Russian), Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Slovakia, and Ukraine. The report summarises the work of several NGOs cooperating within the Open Information Partnership (including our service) in the period…