Title: Putin's propaganda machine
Description: "This book examines Russia's 'information war,' one of the most striking features of its intervention in Ukraine. Marcel H. Van Herpen argues that the Kremlin's propaganda offensive is a carefully prepared strategy, implemented and tested over the last decade. Initially intended as a tool to enhance Russia's soft power, it quickly developed into one of the main instruments of Russia's new imperialism, reminiscent of the height of the Cold War. The author describes a multifaceted strategy that makes use of diverse instruments, including mimicking Western public diplomacy initiatives, hiring Western public-relations firms, setting up front organizations, buying Western media outlets, financing political parties, organizing a worldwide propaganda offensive through the Kremlin's cable network RT, and publishing paid supplements in leading Western newspapers. In this information war, key roles are assigned to the Russian diaspora and the Russian Orthodox Church, the latter focused on spreading so-called traditional values and attacking universal human rights and Western democracy in international fora. Van Herpen demonstrates that the Kremlin's propaganda machine plays not only a central role in its 'hybrid war' in Ukraine, but that it also has broader international objectives, targeting in particular Europe's two leading countries--France and Germany--with the goal of forming a geopolitical triangle, consisting of a Moscow-Berlin-Paris axis, intended to roll back the influence of NATO and the United States in Europe. Drawing on years of research, Van Herpen shows how the Kremlin has built an array of soft power instruments and transformed them into effective weapons in a new information war with the West"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Politics and government, Public relations and politics, Ukraine Conflict, 2014-, Political and social views, Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ, Mass media, Information warfare, Propaganda, Foreign relations, Putin, vladimir vladimirovich, 1952-, Propaganda, russian, Mass media, political aspects, Russia (federation), foreign relations, Russia (federation), politics and government, Buddhism and politics, Diplomatic relations, Political aspects, Russkai͡a pravoslavnai͡a t͡serkovʹ, Ukraine Conflict (2014- ) fast (OCoLC)fst01921502, Russkai Ła pravoslavnai Ła t Łserkov £, Ukraine Conflict (2014- ) fast (OCoLC)fst01921502 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01921502 (uri) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2015000606
Places: Russia (Federation), Western countries
People: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (1952-)
Time periods: 1991-