Domestic Archives, Libraries and Museums as Object and Subject of Consciental War in the Terms of the Russian Federation Armed Aggression Against Ukraine
Authors: Hula R. , Perederii I. , Sazhko V. 
Published: January 2023

The relevance of the study. The priority of information confrontation in the postmodern era is to change the mentality of the nation and the deformation of national memory patterns, which is clearly reflected in the events of Russian-Ukrainian war. Complex transformation processes in the development of the modern library system, the problem of determining its role and place in the protection of national cultural heritage, resisting attempts to purposefully instill hostile cultural values in the Ukrainian state in the context of integrated use of information warfare are given in conditions of the consciental war.

The purpose of our scientific research is to reveal the essence of the socio-cultural dimension of consciental war (war for consciousness) in its constituents. This is archeological warfare and the falsification of history. Reveal and identify the potential for library, archival and museum systems functioning in the context of consciental war (war for consciousness) in the conditions of the Russian Federation armed aggression against Ukraine.

The methodology. The author’s vision of the problem is based on the main principles of science: scientificity and objectivity. A systematic approach to determining the functionality of libraries enabled to establish the content and prospects of transformation processes of the modern library, archival and museum systems in the consciental war (war for consciousness) and to determine its effectiveness in terms of performing tasks of effective armed and information confrontation.

The results. It is proved that the archival, library and museum systems, as a traditional collector and translator in the time and space of documented knowledge, the guardian of the national cultural heritage becomes the object of influence and manipulation in the terms of consciental war (war for consciousness). At the same time, they can and should be an effective tool for information and psychological confrontation. It reveals the role and place of the cultural heritage institutions in the consciental war (war for consciousness) — archaeological warfare and the rewriting of history. A number of forms of consciental war in confrontation in Russian-Ukrainian war are characterized.

The scientific novelty. For the first time, an attempt was made to comprehensively analyze the role of archives, libraries, museums in the consciental war (war for consciousness). The tasks and functions of the archives, libraries, museums as an effective tool for the protection of the national information space are specified in conditions of Russian-Ukrainian war.

The practical significance. The results of the study can be used by librarians, archivists, museum workers as well as higher education institutions that implement educational programs in the specialties 029 “Information, Library and Archival Affairs” and 027 “Museum and monument studies” in the development of new disciplines (e.g., “Іnformation Warfare and National Security”, “Archival studies”, “Library studies”, “Museology”, etc). It will provide training for library, archive, museum and information specialists at modern requirements level, taking into account the peculiarities of modernization processes development in the library and archives.