BETWEEN FEAR AND LAUGHTER: THE TACTICS OF «INFORMATION ATTACKS» IN THE ANGLO-FRENCH PRESS DURING THE CRIMEAN WAR
Journal: Scientific Notes of V I Vernadsky Crimean Federal University Philological sciences
Year: 2025

The article identifies similarities and differences in the tactics of anti-Russian propaganda deployed by the British and French press during the Crimean War. The comparison focused on two British and two French publications, typologically and genetically related: The Illustrated London News vs. L’Illustration, and Punch vs. Le Charivari. Observations revealed that British anti-Russian propaganda during the Crimean War was more virulent and cynical than its French counterpart. This was explained