Ideological Preparation for the Full-Scale Invasion (2020–2021)
A period of intensive ideological conditioning of Russian society and the political elite to justify the complete destruction of Ukrainian statehood. It included the publication of pseudo-historical articles by V. Putin and D. Medvedev denying Ukraine the right to subjecthood, the indoctrination of the army, as well as military blackmail through the massing of troops near the borders under the guise of exercises[1][2].
Actors
| ID | Name | Description |
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| G0011 | Russian Federation |
Publication by V. Putin of the manifesto "On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians" (July 2021), which constructs a pseudo-historical myth that modern Ukraine was allegedly "created by Lenin," while historical Russia was artificially dismembered by the Bolsheviks[2]. |
Techniques Used
| ID | Name | Use | |
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| T0003 | Cultivation of a Logic of Superiority |
Total indoctrination of Russian society with the ideas of the philosopher I. Ilyin (so-called "white fascism") and the transformation of the "Russian World" concept into a state ideology (rashism) that justifies the metropole's cultural superiority and existential right to violence against its neighbors[1]. |
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| T0006 | Dehumanization |
Publication of an article by D. Medvedev (October 2021) in which the Ukrainian leadership is marginalized, called non-independent "vassals" of the West, and directly compared to Nazis, which served as an ideological signal that any peace negotiations were pointless[2]. |
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| T0008 | Deprivation of Agency |
Official denial of the Ukrainian nation's right to state independence: articles and speeches by the top leadership of the Russian Federation directly declare that true sovereignty for Ukraine is allegedly possible exclusively in partnership with Russia[2]. |
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| T0004 | Rewriting of History |
Publication by V. Putin of the manifesto "On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians" (July 2021), which constructs a pseudo-historical myth that modern Ukraine was allegedly "created by Lenin," while historical Russia was artificially dismembered by the Bolsheviks[2]. |
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Instruments
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S0009 | Diplomacy |
Publication by V. Putin of the manifesto "On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians" (July 2021), which constructs a pseudo-historical myth that modern Ukraine was allegedly "created by Lenin," while historical Russia was artificially dismembered by the Bolsheviks[2]. |
| S0021 | Propaganda |
Total indoctrination of Russian society with the ideas of the philosopher I. Ilyin (so-called "white fascism") and the transformation of the "Russian World" concept into a state ideology (rashism) that justifies the metropole's cultural superiority and existential right to violence against its neighbors[1]. |
References
- Лариса Якубова. (2023). Рашизм: Звір з безодні.
- Михаил Зыгарь. (2023). Война и наказание: Как Россия уничтожала Украину.