Russian Social Media Influence: Understanding Russian Propaganda in Eastern Europe

Abstract

Russia is engaged in an active, worldwide propaganda campaign. As part of this campaign, Russia disseminates propaganda to Russian speakers in the Baltics, Ukraine, and other nearby states through a variety of means, including traditional and social media. In some cases, it has used this outreach to sow dissent against host and neighboring governments, as well as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union. The purpose of this project was to better understand the nature and effectiveness of pro-Russia outreach on social media and identify counter messaging opportunities. To gain this understanding, RAND Corporation researchers conducted a study that drew on multiple analytic research methods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1086152

Entities

People

  • Andrew Radin
  • Andriy Bega
  • Elizabeth Bodine-baron
  • Joshua Mendelsohn
  • Madeline Magnuson
  • Todd C. Helmus
  • William M. Marcellino
  • Zev Winkelman

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of State
  • Disinformation Operations
  • Geography
  • Information Operations
  • International Relations
  • Linguistics
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Online Communications
  • Public Policy
  • Social Media
  • Social Networking Services
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Ussr
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.