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Propaganda, authoritarianism and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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On 24 February 2022, Russia’s attack on Ukraine shook the world. Among many issues forcibly raised by the war, the question of information manipulation has been particularly important for the public and scholars alike. How did Vladimir Putin’s regime manage to convince the Russian public to support the invasion?

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Alyukov, M. Propaganda, authoritarianism and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Nat Hum Behav 6, 763–765 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01375-x

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