1 June 01, 2024
Articles
1. Artyom Yu. Peretyatko
Patriotic Poetry of S.F. Sulin: Stereotyping of the Don Cossacks
Propaganda in the World and Local Conflicts. 2024. 11(1): 3-18.
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2. Semyon N. GontaPropaganda in the World and Local Conflicts. 2024. 11(1): 3-18.
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The article analyzes patriotic poetry of a Cossack poet S.F. Sulin. S.F. Sulin was a retired officer, an amateur poet hailing from a Don noble family, who attracted some attention in the 19th century as the author of a poetry collection “The Second Patriotic War of 1914–15”. The article shows that S.F. Sulin’s work with patriotic material was rather peculiar: though substantial part of his poems is formally dedicated to specific battles and feats, in fact the author translates his own stereotypes about how war and its heroes should look. At the same time, stereotypes of S.F. Sulin were archaic, limited and didn’t match the reality of World War I: his poems didn’t reflect neither trench warfare nor everyday war life, yet he regularly painted dashing cavalry attacks. Even more peculiar and limited is the emotional range of his heroes: they perceive war as a “celebration” and even a “dream”, and don’t feel any reflection about it. Such images are closely related to pre-revolutionary propaganda in Cossack Hosts – in particular, with “Pictures of the former Quiet Don” by P.N. Krasnov, which also offered an image of a true Cossack as “dashing equestrian warrior” who was happy to serve Russia with his arms. As a result, poems of S.F. Sulin could have caused a certain propaganda effect on people who learned said image of a Cossack, but for people of pacifist or anti-military views such poems were of little attractiveness.
The article analyzes patriotic poetry of a Cossack poet S.F. Sulin. S.F. Sulin was a retired officer, an amateur poet hailing from a Don noble family, who attracted some attention in the 19th century as the author of a poetry collection “The Second Patriotic War of 1914–15”. The article shows that S.F. Sulin’s work with patriotic material was rather peculiar: though substantial part of his poems is formally dedicated to specific battles and feats, in fact the author translates his own stereotypes about how war and its heroes should look. At the same time, stereotypes of S.F. Sulin were archaic, limited and didn’t match the reality of World War I: his poems didn’t reflect neither trench warfare nor everyday war life, yet he regularly painted dashing cavalry attacks. Even more peculiar and limited is the emotional range of his heroes: they perceive war as a “celebration” and even a “dream”, and don’t feel any reflection about it. Such images are closely related to pre-revolutionary propaganda in Cossack Hosts – in particular, with “Pictures of the former Quiet Don” by P.N. Krasnov, which also offered an image of a true Cossack as “dashing equestrian warrior” who was happy to serve Russia with his arms. As a result, poems of S.F. Sulin could have caused a certain propaganda effect on people who learned said image of a Cossack, but for people of pacifist or anti-military views such poems were of little attractiveness.
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“Terrorist Vehicles and Aircraft”: A Review of the Printed Manual for the Personnel of the Army of Independent Rhodesia (1965–1979)
Propaganda in the World and Local Conflicts. 2024. 11(1): 19-28.
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3. Semyon N. GontaPropaganda in the World and Local Conflicts. 2024. 11(1): 19-28.
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This article is devoted to a review of the printed manual “Rhodesian Army Handbook On Terrorist Vehicles And Aircraft”, intended for personnel of the Rhodesian Army. This manual was issued late in the war against the rebels to familiarize soldiers with the types of armored vehicles and aircraft at their disposal. The research methodology is represented by both general scientific (content analysis and abstract-logical method) and special historical research methods (narrative, historical-typological and historical-genetic methods). In conclusion, it is noted that most of the equipment presented in the manual was of Soviet production, as well as some models of French armored vehicles, and also that the bulk of the military equipment supplied to the rebels was already quite outdated at the time of the events in question.
This article is devoted to a review of the printed manual “Rhodesian Army Handbook On Terrorist Vehicles And Aircraft”, intended for personnel of the Rhodesian Army. This manual was issued late in the war against the rebels to familiarize soldiers with the types of armored vehicles and aircraft at their disposal. The research methodology is represented by both general scientific (content analysis and abstract-logical method) and special historical research methods (narrative, historical-typological and historical-genetic methods). In conclusion, it is noted that most of the equipment presented in the manual was of Soviet production, as well as some models of French armored vehicles, and also that the bulk of the military equipment supplied to the rebels was already quite outdated at the time of the events in question.
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Government Propaganda and Narratives in the Press and Society of Independent Rhodesia during the Bush War (1965–1979)
Propaganda in the World and Local Conflicts. 2024. 11(1): 29-45.
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Propaganda in the World and Local Conflicts. 2024. 11(1): 29-45.
Abstract:
This article is devoted to the study of war propaganda and agitation of the government of independent Rhodesia during the war with the rebels (1965-1979), as well as the analysis of narratives in the Rhodesian press and society of that time. As research materials, the work uses various propaganda brochures, booklets, posters, leaflets and other official printed materials of Rhodesia, as well as materials from various Rhodesian publications (“Illustrated Life Rhodesia”, “Focus on Rhodesia”). The research methodology is represented by both general scientific and special historical research methods. The article is divided into 3 thematic sections (“general information and propaganda narratives”, “use of images of Rhodesian army soldiers with an emphasis on the image of courage” and “propaganda narratives using female images”), each of which analyzes propaganda images and narratives. In conclusion, the author draws conclusions about the characteristics of Rhodesian propaganda and agitation during the war with the rebels, as well as the formation of specific images of men and women in it.
This article is devoted to the study of war propaganda and agitation of the government of independent Rhodesia during the war with the rebels (1965-1979), as well as the analysis of narratives in the Rhodesian press and society of that time. As research materials, the work uses various propaganda brochures, booklets, posters, leaflets and other official printed materials of Rhodesia, as well as materials from various Rhodesian publications (“Illustrated Life Rhodesia”, “Focus on Rhodesia”). The research methodology is represented by both general scientific and special historical research methods. The article is divided into 3 thematic sections (“general information and propaganda narratives”, “use of images of Rhodesian army soldiers with an emphasis on the image of courage” and “propaganda narratives using female images”), each of which analyzes propaganda images and narratives. In conclusion, the author draws conclusions about the characteristics of Rhodesian propaganda and agitation during the war with the rebels, as well as the formation of specific images of men and women in it.
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Letters to the Editorial Board
4. Nicholas W. Mitiukov
The Last Years of the Steamship “Krasnaya Zvezda”: on Newspaper Materials
Propaganda in the World and Local Conflicts. 2024. 11(1): 46-51.
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5. Propaganda in the World and Local Conflicts. 2024. 11(1): 46-51.
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The uniqueness of the propaganda steamer “Krasnaya Zvezda” lies in the fact that the top officials of the Soviet state went on a propaganda voyage in 1919. In connection with this, this ship was spoiled by the attention of journalists during its work. At the end of its career, the ship was handed over to organize a recreation center for the Sarapul Radio Plant named after Ordzhonikidze, where it eventually died as a result of ice drift. The work is publishing four newspaper articles on the issue of preserving the steamship “Krasnaya Zvezda”. The first note from the newspaper “Udmurtskaya Pravda”, 1969. The question of the need to preserve the vessel does not arise here - the condition of the vessel, then still quite satisfactory, fully allowed for the possibility of its museumification. The second article from Komsomolskaya Pravda in 1976 came out hot on the heels of when the ship’s hull began to be cut into metal. The last two notes from the Bolshaya Kama newspaper for 1987–1988 represent the reaction of readers when it became known that perhaps the Red Star had not been scrapped after all. This is a single cycle of response to an article in the magazine “Water Transport” dedicated to the “Krasnaya Zvezda”. According to the ideological guidelines that existed in the Soviet Union, scrapping such a valuable artifact as the Red Star steamship seemed impossible. However, this was due to perhaps excessive departmental isolation. The decision makers in the management of the Sarapul Radio Plant simply did not understand the true ideological value of the steamship they had. And the reaction of public, Komsomol and party structures turned out to be too slow to save him.
The uniqueness of the propaganda steamer “Krasnaya Zvezda” lies in the fact that the top officials of the Soviet state went on a propaganda voyage in 1919. In connection with this, this ship was spoiled by the attention of journalists during its work. At the end of its career, the ship was handed over to organize a recreation center for the Sarapul Radio Plant named after Ordzhonikidze, where it eventually died as a result of ice drift. The work is publishing four newspaper articles on the issue of preserving the steamship “Krasnaya Zvezda”. The first note from the newspaper “Udmurtskaya Pravda”, 1969. The question of the need to preserve the vessel does not arise here - the condition of the vessel, then still quite satisfactory, fully allowed for the possibility of its museumification. The second article from Komsomolskaya Pravda in 1976 came out hot on the heels of when the ship’s hull began to be cut into metal. The last two notes from the Bolshaya Kama newspaper for 1987–1988 represent the reaction of readers when it became known that perhaps the Red Star had not been scrapped after all. This is a single cycle of response to an article in the magazine “Water Transport” dedicated to the “Krasnaya Zvezda”. According to the ideological guidelines that existed in the Soviet Union, scrapping such a valuable artifact as the Red Star steamship seemed impossible. However, this was due to perhaps excessive departmental isolation. The decision makers in the management of the Sarapul Radio Plant simply did not understand the true ideological value of the steamship they had. And the reaction of public, Komsomol and party structures turned out to be too slow to save him.
Number of views: 27 Download in PDF