Title

New Russian History Textbook (2023) as a Tool of State Propaganda: Some Key Narratives

Journal title

Slavia Orientalis

Yearbook

2025

Volume

vol. LXXIV

Issue

No 4

Authors

Starodubtseva, Anastassiya

Affiliation

Starodubtseva, Anastassiya : Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach

Keywords

Russian history textbook ; ideological narratives ; rhetorical strategies ; semantic manipulation

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Humanistyczne i Społeczne

Coverage

33-50

Publisher

Komitet Słowianoznawstwa PAN

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Date

23.03.2026

Type

Artykuły / Articles

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/slo.2025.157413

Editorial Board

SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL



• Anna Woźniak – chairperson, (Polska, Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski)

• Fłorij Bacewicz (Ukraina, Львівський національний університет ім. Івана Франка)

• Iryna Bahdanowicz (Białoruś, Беларускі дзяржаўны ўніверсітэт, Мiнск)

• Feliks Czyżewski (emeritus) (Polska, Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej, Lublin)

• Maria Plioukhanova (Włochy, Università degli Studi di Perugia)

• Swietłana Titarenko (Rosja, Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет)

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