"Soviet Active Measures (in Western Europe)" presentation by Robert Gates to US congress in 1985.
http://www.loc.gov/law/find/nominati...17_excerpt.pdf
What has changed?
Good to see that Joe Biden was among the audience.
"Soviet Active Measures (in Western Europe)" presentation by Robert Gates to US congress in 1985.
http://www.loc.gov/law/find/nominati...17_excerpt.pdf
What has changed?
Good to see that Joe Biden was among the audience.
Last edited by kaur; 07-22-2015 at 05:47 AM.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/sto...4#.Vd4qPMRXerVPutin’s Magnificent Messaging Machine
By pretending to be real news, RT is much better than your grandfather’s Soviet propaganda.
By Casey Michel
08/25/15,
In trying to create a likeness of Soviet power, Vladimir Putin is doing one thing demonstrably better than the Kremlin masters of old: propaganda. During the Cold War Soviet outlets like Pravda would disseminate outlandish claims so crass and obviously false that even true comrades turned the page or flipped the channel (and there were a lot fewer channels then). Today the Kremlin-funded RT, with its lineup of conspiracy cranks, slanted reportage and ceaseless assaults on Western institutions, has ended end up as the most-watched network on YouTube. Backed with budget approaching $450 million in 2014, RT now acts as the tip of the Kremlin’s information warfare machine, an agglomeration that seeks to undermine both notions of journalism and faith in the workings of liberal democracy.
http://www.dw.com/en/behind-russias-...ine/a-18689297Behind Russia’s TV propaganda machine
Fascists in Ukraine, enemies in America: it’s staple fare on Russia’s state-controlled television. A study reveals the effectiveness of Putin’s propaganda machine.
Interesting video about Putin's team during his first presidential elections. Most of those guys are very famous now Medvedev is PM, Surkov is leading effort against Ukraine, Ivanov is head of administration, Fradkov is boss of foreign intelligence service etc. One interesting guy appears at 0:37. He is Mikhail Lesin, who is one of the main builders of TV front.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PX7...E&spfreload=10
About Lesin in Russian.
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Лесин,_Михаил_Юрьевич
He seems to like America in his special way
http://www.rferl.org/content/lesin-w.../25477122.html
Czech Security Information Service says Russia is building new Komintern in their year report.
http://www.bis.cz/vyrocni-zpravaEN6c...eID=1096#pozn1In general, Russian and pro-Russian propaganda in the Czech Republic and other EU member states is aimed not only against the integrity of the EU and NATO. It is assessed that Russia is creating a structure in Europe drawing on the concept of the Comintern (the Communist International; the Third International) founded by the Soviet Union. This structure is ideologically based on Dugin’s expansionist Neo-Eurasianism2 (which is in a way acceptable to all European political parties, from left-wing extremists and populists to right-wing extremists).
The Comintern was founded in Moscow in 1919 with the goal of protecting the Soviet Union by exporting the revolution to neighboring states, i.e. weakening potential enemies by internal disputes and creating a buffer zone of befriended (or more precisely subordinated) states around the Soviet Union. The Comintern became a tool used for promoting Soviet influence and interests beyond the borders of the Soviet Union by controlling communist parties abroad (in 1928 the Comintern had 580 000 foreign members), spreading propaganda3, covertly financing communist parties abroad4, and by serving as an important and successful espionage platform. The Comintern employed skillful Soviet intelligence officers (e.g. acting under cover as academics or journalists) who recruited young people (especially students with the potential of pursuing a career as civil servants or politicians) helping Soviet espionage activities. The recruiters exploited the ideological naivety, zeal or activism of the young people they targeted. The recruits were not requested to spy against their country, but asked to help in the fight against Fascism (Nazism, Imperialism, etc.) – a relevant issue even today with Fascism, Nazism and Imperialism joined by anti-American, anti-NATO and anti-EU sentiments. The current international, political and societal climate is very close to that of the 1930’s – the golden era of the Comintern5.
It is assessed that the functioning and administration of the new reincarnation of the Comintern (NRI) is not as strict (almost military-like) as in the case of the original Comintern. However, this does not mean the NRI has lesser propaganda and espionage capabilities than the Comintern. The NRI being a more liberal and activist platform is attractive for today’s Western activists (with pro-Russian stances or fighting against the system – USA, NATO, EU, globalization, multiculturalism, liberalism, capitalism, etc.). Even though the NRI does not have the capability of creating a traditional espionage network (agent – handler – the center) as was the case of the Comintern, it has great potential for recruiting active informants.
One interesting study by Baltic journalists about Russian political warfare in their homelands.
http://www.rebaltica.lv/en/investiga..._millions.htmlKremlin's Millions
With one hand, Kremlin strangles non-governmental organizations in Russia. With another, it generously supports the defenders of its interests in the Baltics.
FAILING MISSION
PUTIN’S PROPAGANDA TV LIES ABOUT ITS POPULARITY
BY KATIE ZAVADSKI 09.17.15
A Kremlin-funded foreign propaganda venture is touted as a big success by backers, but documents provided to The Daily Beast suggest that it is woefully failing in its mission. RT, the 10-year-old network formerly known as Russia Today, appears to be misrepresenting its promulgated success at gaining a broad viewership and promoting the Kremlin’s agenda while spending as much as internationally renowned competitors. The network is also accused of exaggerating its audience and impact with its sole financier—the Russian government—and pretending that it has had a far bigger impact in the Western media sphere than it has, particularly online. Its highest-trafficked videos on YouTube, for instance, apparently pertain to “metrosexuals, bums, etc.” rather than anything political.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...t-ratings.html
Putin's Information War in Ukraine. Soviet Origins of Russia's Hybrid Warfare.
By Maria Snegovaya
http://www.understandingwar.org/site...0Warfare_1.pdf
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