Controlled Opposition
Legal political parties, movements, or factions within the colonized society that are covertly or openly sponsored, directed, and comprehensively supported by the aggressor state. They are used as a proxy instrument for destabilization, for the procedural seizure of power from within, and for legitimizing external interference under the guise of a domestic political process.
Techniques Used
| ID | Name | Use | |
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| T0132 | Infiltration of Legitimate Political Structures |
Deliberate transfer of loyal delegates and political agitators to the All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets in Kyiv in order to hijack the agenda from within[1]. |
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| T0113 | .002 | Linguistic Assimilation: Exclusion of the Native Language from Official Use |
An attempt by pro-Russian forces to legalize the marginalization of the state language in the regions: «The Kolesnichenko-Kivalov language law»[2]. |
| T0133 | Seizure of Power Through Election Manipulation |
An attempt, through the falsification of quotas and mandates, to turn their electoral minority (about 10%) into a procedural majority at the congress in order to legitimately vote for the dissolution of the Central Rada and subordination to Petrograd[1]. |
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Actors Using This Instrument
| ID | Name | References |
|---|---|---|
| G0011 | Russian Federation | |
| G0013 | Soviet Russia (RSFSR) |
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Campaigns
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C0071 | Failure of the Political Seizure of the UNR in Kyiv (November – December 1917) |
Deliberate transfer of loyal delegates and political agitators to the All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets in Kyiv in order to hijack the agenda from within[1]. |
| C0055 | The Kivalov-Kolesnichenko Law (2012) |
An attempt by pro-Russian forces to legalize the marginalization of the state language in the regions: «The Kolesnichenko-Kivalov language law»[2]. |
References
- Лариса Якубова, большая команда. (2013). Відносини держави, суспільства і особи під час створення радянського ладу в Україні (1917 – 1938 рр.).
- Вікіпедія. (2026). Русифікація України — Вікіпедія.