The Ideological Campaign of the "300th Anniversary of Reunification" and the Transfer of Crimea (1954)
A massive state propaganda operation initiated by N. Khrushchev. To mask Ukraine's colonial status, the empire celebrated the anniversary of the Pereiaslav Council with enormous pomp, constructing the myth of a "single people." As part of the same campaign, Crimea was transferred to the Ukrainian SSR to relieve the RSFSR of the economic burden of rebuilding the peninsula[1][2].
Actors
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| G0010 | USSR |
A large-scale state campaign to construct the historical myth of "reunification" (instead of annexation) in order to provide historical justification for Moscow's colonial domination over Kyiv[1]. |
Techniques Used
| ID | Name | Use | |
|---|---|---|---|
| T0030 | Administrative-Territorial Division |
Internal redrawing of administrative borders within the USSR: the formal transfer of Crimea from the RSFSR to the Ukrainian SSR in order to "relieve the RSFSR of the economic burden of rebuilding the peninsula" after World War II and the deportation of the Indigenous population[1][2]. |
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| T0010 | Denial of a Distinct Identity |
Use of monumental propaganda and celebrations of the Pereiaslav Council to impose the concept of a "single people" and to deny an independent Ukrainian identity[1]. |
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| T0004 | Rewriting of History |
A large-scale state campaign to construct the historical myth of "reunification" (instead of annexation) in order to provide historical justification for Moscow's colonial domination over Kyiv[1]. |
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Instruments
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S0008 | Government |
Internal redrawing of administrative borders within the USSR: the formal transfer of Crimea from the RSFSR to the Ukrainian SSR in order to "relieve the RSFSR of the economic burden of rebuilding the peninsula" after World War II and the deportation of the Indigenous population[1][2]. |
| S0021 | Propaganda |
A large-scale state campaign to construct the historical myth of "reunification" (instead of annexation) in order to provide historical justification for Moscow's colonial domination over Kyiv[1]. |
References
- Михаил Зыгарь. (2023). Война и наказание: Как Россия уничтожала Украину.