The transformation of propaganda: The continuities and discontinuities of information operations, from Soviet to Russian active measures
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Published Online: Jun 21, 2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/njms-2023-0005
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FIGURE 1
Associated items in the SI Nordic subcampaign
| Story | No. of items | Date of publication | Language | Countries involved | Link to original item |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight SK 1755: who needs false sensation? | 4 | 11 Feb. 2015 | Swedish, German, English | Denmark, Sweden | indymedia.org.uk/en/2015/02/519460.html |
| Sweden is demanded that expiation of collaboration with the Third Reich should b [sic] | 3 | 24 Feb. 2015 | English | Sweden | indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/world/2015/02/519609.html |
| Europe’s share of the Arctic Pie | 8 | 19 May 2015 | English, Russian | Sweden | indymedia.org.uk/en/2015/05/520617.html |
| Valkampen börjar i Ukraina [The election campaign begins in Ukraine] | 1 | 19 Aug. 2015 | Swedish | Sweden | pressbladet.se/articles/view/valkampen-borjar-i-ukraina |
| Schweden will nicht über Verbrechen der Söldner in der Ukraine erzählen [Sweden does not want to tell about crimes committed by mercenaries in Ukraine] | 4 | 4 Sep. 2015 | German, English, Russian | Sweden | de.indymedia.org/node/5699 |
| #European Integration without the #EU. Nordic dream of Swedish nationalists | 4 | 15 Oct. 2015 | English | Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, | beforeitsnews.com/eu/2015/10/uropean-integration-without-the-eu-nordic-dream-of-swedish-nationalists-2592024.html |
| Ärftlig sjukdom hos Kaczynski [Hereditary disease of Kaczynski] | 1 | 26 Feb. 2016 | Swedish | Sweden | svenskpress.se/papers/pressbladet/articles/view/arftlig-sjukdom-hos-kaczy-ski |
| Carl Bildt: hovering between prison and the Ukrainian Premiership | 15 | 11–14 Mar. 2016 | Swedish, English, Russian | Sweden | beforeitsnews.com/politics/2016/03/carl-bildt-hovering-between-prison-and-the-ukrainian-premiership-2785737.html |
| Sweden could have prevented terrorist attacks in Brussels! | 16 | 23–28 Mar. 2016 | Swedish, English, German, Russian | Sweden | beforeitsnews.com/politics/2016/03/weden-could-have-prevented-terrorist-attacks-in-brussels-2790278.html |
| Ukraina struntar i Nederländernas opinion [Ukraine ignores Dutch opinion] | 1 | 01 Apr. 2016 | Swedish | Sweden | svenskpress.se/papers/pressbladet/articles/view/ukraina-struntar-i-nederlandernas-opinion |
| Arctic: The Ecological Mercenaries | 11 | 6 Apr. 2016 | English, Russian | Denmark | homment.com/mstbfRAebq |
| Terrorist threats at Eurovision 2016 | 8 | 27 Apr.–3 May 2016 | English, German | Sweden | beforeitsnews.com/terrorism/2016/04/terrorist-threats-at-eurovision-2016-2458464.html |
| Eurovision 2016 offended Ukraine | 2 | 23 May 2016 | English | Sweden | indymedia.org.uk/en/2016/05/525191.html |
| Silence commanded. People in Sweden are incensed by London’s pressure on scientists | 10 | 4 Jun. 2018 | English, Spanish, Ukrainian | Sweden | defendingthetruth.com/t/silence-commanded-people-in-sweden-are-incensed-by-londons-pressu-re-on-scientists.66513/ |
| Marine Le Pen and Russian hackers improve The Sweden Democrats approval rating | 15 | 21 Aug. 2018 | English, Ukrainian, French, Swedish | Sweden | thestudentroom.co.uk/showth-read.php?t=5536072 |
| The Sweden Democrats is suspected of DDoS attacks against opponent websites | 11 | 4 Sep. 2018 | English, Spanish | Sweden | homment.com/3ymztMtVBO8svO2KVvxs#! |
| Ukraine ‘drowns’ The Sweden Democrats? | 22 | 30 Aug.–5 Sep. 2018 | English, Spanish, French, Russian | Sweden | playbuzz.com/item/a3546aad-4fec-4d19-ad6e-9a837f8b0b4b |
| En Suecia proponen crear su propia “Comisión de Mueller” [In Sweden they propose to create their own “Mueller Commission”] | 16 | 1–16 Nov. 2018 | Spanish, French, Ukrainian, Russian | Sweden | globedia.com/suecia-proponen-crear-propia-comision-mueller |
| Greenland. How Much Does a Deal with the Devil Cost? | 2 | 5 Nov. 2018 | English | Denmark | indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/05/18827857.php |
| Ukraina tillverkar en bomb för Europa [Ukraine is making a bomb for Europa] | 1 | 3 Dec. 2018 | Swedish | Sweden | facebook.com/Motpol/posts/2186943094649097 |
The overlap between SI, Sputnik, and Russia Today
| SI forgeries (date published) | Sputnik forgeries |
Russia Today publications (date published) |
|---|---|---|
| – | Party of Swedes interview with Right Sector leader Dmytro Yarosh (17 Dec. 2014) | – |
| Flight SK 1755: who needs false sensation? (11 Feb. 2015) | Near SAS plane collision in airspace was NATO’s fault, not Russia’s (13 Feb. 2015) | – |
| – | Sweden’s secret military aid to Ukraine (21 Feb. 2015) | – |
| Sweden is demanded that expiation of collaborationwith the Third Recih should b [sic] (24 Feb. 2015) | Poland demands explanation regarding Swedish–German cooperation in World War II (25 Feb. 2015) | – |
| Europe’s share of the Arctic Pie (19 May 2016) | – | – |
| – | Ukraine seeks nuclear weapons (18 Jul. 2015) | – |
| – | Pro-EU party in Ukraine is extremist (24 Jul. 2015) | – |
| Valkampen börjar i Ukraina [The election campaign begins in Ukraine] (19 Aug. 2015) | Swedish PR-firm Kreab supports Poroshenko (19 Aug. 2015) | – |
| Schweden will nicht über Verbrechen der Söldner in der Ukraine erzählen [Sweden does not want to tell about crimes committed by mercenaries in Ukraine] (4 Sep. 2015) | Swedish cover-up of Ukrainian war crimes (2 Sep. 2015) | – |
| – | Sionist Kyiv seeks European far right’s support (7 Oct. 2015) | – |
| – | New Maidan in Moldova (21 Oct. 2015) | ‘Right wing practicing violence in Ukraine no mystery to anyone’ (1 Sep. 2015) |
| – | OSCE hides Ukrainian corruption problem (25 Oct. 2015) | – |
| #European Integration without the #EU. Nordic dream of Swedish nationalists (15 Oct. 2015) | Swedish nationalists seek EU alternative (15 Oct. 2015) | – |
| – | Terrorism needs to be defeated (17 Nov. 2015) | – |
| – | Germany supports Kurds against Turkey (25 Dec. 2015) | Thousands in Germany protest Turkish crackdown on Kurds [Video] (27 Dec. 2015) |
| – | Money is more important than security (30 Dec. 2015) | – |
| – | Indonesia supports the Islamic State (15 Jan. 2016) | – |
| – | Migrants and the end of Europe (26 Jan. 2016) | – |
| – | UK ferments unrest in Middle East (29 Jan. 2016) | – |
| Ärftlig sjukdom hos Kaczynski [Hereditary disease of Kaczynski] (26 Feb. 2016) | Kaszynski is mentally ill (24 Feb. 2016) | – |
| – | Sweden supports the Islamic State (3 Mar. 2016) | – |
| Carl Bildt: hovering between prison and the Ukrainian Premiership (11–14 Mar. 2016) | – | Carl Bildt’s ominous ‘advice’ on Ukraine (8 Feb. 2016) |
| Sweden could have prevented terrorist attacks in Brussels! (23–28 Mar. 2016) | Sweden did not prevent terror attack in Brussels (29 Mar. 2016) | Alleged Brussels & Paris attacks accomplice was integration poster boy in documentary (16 Apr.2016) |
| Ukraina struntar i Nederländernas opinion [Ukraine ignores Dutch opinion] (1 Apr. 2016) | Ukraine disregards the Dutch EUreferendum (1 Apr. 2016) | Ukraine’s EU bid: Dutch PM says ‘ratification can’t go ahead’ as Kiev says ‘nothing has changed’ (7 Apr. 2016) |
| – | Dutch referendum on Ukrainian EU association agreement (11 Apr. 2016) | Referendums not part of parliamentary democracy, Luxembourg FM says after Dutch vote on EU/Kiev deal (11 Apr. 2016) |
| Terrorist threats at Eurovision 2016 (27 Apr.–3 May 2016) | Swedish security threat at Eurovision 2016 (28 Apr. 2016) | – |
| Eurovision 2016 offended Ukraine (23 May 2016) | – | Euro-revision? Over 300,000 sign petition demanding recount for Eurovision 2016 Song Contest (17 May 2016) |
| – | NATO to undermine the UN (10 June 2016) | – |
| – | Savchenko next UN General Secretary (19 Jul. 2016) | – |
| Silence commanded. People in Sweden are incensed by London’s pressure on scientists (4 Jun. 2018) | – | Still multiple leads in Skripal poisoning case, says Scotland Yard (5 Jun. 2016) |
| Marine Le Pen and Russian hackers improve The Sweden Democrats approval rating (21 Aug. 2018) | – | – |
| The Sweden Democrats is suspected of DDoS attacks against opponent websites (4 Sep. 2018) | – | – |
| Ukraine ‘drowns’ The Sweden Democrats? (30 Aug.–5 Sep. 2018) | – | – |
| En Suecia proponen crear su propia “Comisión de Mueller” (1–16 Nov. 2018) | – | – |
| Greenland. How Much Does a Deal with the Devil Cost? (5 Nov. 2018) | – | – |