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Information manipulation and historical revisionism: Russian disinformation and foreign interference through manipulated history-based narratives

dc.contributor.authorArribas, Cristina M.
dc.contributor.authorArcos, Rubén
dc.contributor.authorGértrudix, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorMikulski, Kamil
dc.contributor.authorHernández-Escayola, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorTeodor, Mihaela
dc.contributor.authorNovăcescu, Elena
dc.contributor.authorSurdu, Ileana
dc.contributor.authorStoian, Valentin
dc.contributor.authorGarcía-Jiménez, Antonio
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-20T10:19:41Z
dc.date.available2023-12-20T10:19:41Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-27
dc.identifier.citationArribas CM, Arcos R, Gértrudix M et al. Information manipulation and historical revisionism: Russian disinformation and foreign interference through manipulated history-based narratives [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] Open Research Europe 2023, 3:121 https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.16087.1es
dc.identifier.issn2732-5121
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10115/27532
dc.description.abstractBackground: Disinformation and historical revisionism have been acknowledged as tools for foreign interference that belong to the landscape of hybrid threats. Historical revisionism plays an essential role in Russian foreign policy towards the post-Soviet space and is in strong relation with the concepts of Near Abroad and Russkii Mir (‘Russian World’) and with certain ideas contained in the neo-Eurasianist Movement. This article examines Russian revisionist narratives disseminated in information and influencing campaigns in Europe and against the West. Methods: This study uses a mixed methodology combining desk research, including literature review, and analysis of the EUvsDisinfo database of cases identified before the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Results: The manipulation of historical events has been largely employed by the Kremlin as a tool for foreign interference to achieve strategic objectives. First World War treaties, mainly the Trianon Peace Treaty, as well as the Second World War and the communist and fascist historical experiences in countries within the post-Soviet space, are the pivotal topics from which hostile influencing narratives are built. From the analysis of the EUvsDisinfo database, the article identifies seven topic themes. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that pre-emptively elaborated counter-narratives based on historical evidence and sound historiography can be an effective tool against hostile revisionist narratives that exploit vulnerabilities and specific target groups within European societies.es
dc.language.isoenges
dc.publisherF1000 Research Limited on behalf of the European Commissiones
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectDisinformationes
dc.subjectHistorical Revisionismes
dc.subjectForeign Information Manipulation and Interferencees
dc.subjectHybrid Threatses
dc.subjectNarrativeses
dc.subjectRussian propagandaes
dc.subjectpro-Kremlin disinformationes
dc.subjectResiliencees
dc.titleInformation manipulation and historical revisionism: Russian disinformation and foreign interference through manipulated history-based narrativeses
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlees
dc.identifier.doi10.12688/openreseurope.16087.1es
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