Russian attempt to control narrative in Ukraine employs age-old tactic of 'othering' the enemy
- Written by Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, Associate Professor of Critical Cultural & International Studies, Colorado State University
Vigil lanterns at the Bitter Memory of Childhood monument commemorating the Ukrainian famineKirill Chubotin / Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty ImagesControlling the narrative has long been crucial to Russian President Vladimir Putin in his war against Ukraine.
In the worldview he promulgates, the U.S. is an “empire of lies,” the...

