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…

Vladimir Putin took power in 1999 as the second president of the Russian Federation. Relatively quickly, he began to recreate the myth of the Great Patriotic War, attaching more and more importance to it over the years. For him, it became an extremely important element of the historical policy aimed…

22 June, 1941 was a turning point in the history of the USSR. The Great Patriotic War began. The German operation “Barbarossa” was to change both the course of World War II and the history of the entire world. And it did, although not in a way Adolf Hitler wanted…

On Saturday, a video appeared on social media showing a man holding an object resembling a gun and aiming it at people in one of Wrocław’s housing estates. Gazeta Wrocławska wrote about the case on the same day, giving a specific interpretation to the event. The title of the…

A series of videos addressed to Zelenskyy have been circulating on social media for months. They allegedly show American celebrities speaking to the president of Ukraine, asking him to take steps to fight his drug addiction. In fact, this is a Russian disinformation narrative that has been circulating since the…

Russian propaganda has long been trying to discredit the legally elected, democratic authorities in Kyiv. On 25 February, 2022, during a meeting of the Security Council, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed Ukrainians with the following words: “It seems that it will be easier for us to reach an agreement with…

A German video presenting an anti-Ukrainian campaign has been circulating on the Internet for several days. Refugees from Ukraine are compared to clasps tightened on women’s nipples. Their presence is supposedly destroying the German economy, so the only solution is to break the bonds and send the refugees back to…

On 25 August, Zbigniew Stonoga published an edited video from the Vistulan Boulevards on his Facebook and Twitter accounts, showing two situations. In the first part, young men shout the Ukrainian national salute — Slava Ukraini (Glory to Ukraine). Then, in the second part, we see a fight.

A photo of newlyweds and their wedding guests has been popular on social media for several months. In the background, two men are holding a Ukrainian flag. In the article we explain that the photo is a photomontage and was actually taken in Russia. Claim: Newlyweds from Ukraine…