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August 2, 2026Media War & ConflictOpen Access

Staging (un)acceptable death: Techniques in Russian war propaganda

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TOTeemu OivoUniversity of Eastern FinlandNVNiko VäistöUniversity of Lapland

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Implication

Critical discourse analysis reveals propaganda's techniques in shaping narratives around death during wartime.

Key Points

  • This article aims to analyze how death is represented and used in Russian television propaganda during the war against Ukraine.
  • Systematic monitoring of Vesti nedeli episodes from 2024 and 2025.
  • Critical discourse analysis focusing on representations of death in propaganda broadcasts.
  • Examination of narratives surrounding soldier and civilian deaths.
  • Acceptable soldier deaths are framed using personalised narratives and flexible national identity.
  • Unacceptable civilian deaths are depicted through medico-legal and voyeuristic imagery, emphasizing suffering.
  • The study reveals new insights into the evolving techniques used in Russian war propaganda.

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Oivo et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6eeb101b0468a7eeab3dd9https://doi.org/10.1177/17506352261463024
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