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(2024) . History as a weapon: narratives and propaganda in the Russo-Ukrainian war. Amazonia Investiga, 13(81), 98-107. [https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2024.81.09.7](https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2024.81.09.7)  \nHistory as a weapon: narratives and propaganda in the Russo-Ukrainian war  \nІсторія як зброя: наративи та пропаганда російсько-українськоївійни  \nReceived: July 30, 2024 Accepted: September 27, 2024  \nWritten by:  \nIryna Krasnodemska1  \n [https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5552-9073](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5552-9073)  \nViacheslav Kalinichenko2  \n [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2714-9564](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2714-9564)  \nSvitlana Marchenko3  \n [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3662-9826](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3662-9826)  \nOleksandr Ostapchuk4  \n [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0991-0778](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0991-0778)  \nOlha Sonechko5  \n [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1524-3772](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1524-3772)  \nAbstract  \nThe Russian-Ukrainian war highlights the role of historical memory as a tool for shaping public sentiment and legitimizing political action. This study investigates how historical narratives are used in the information war between Russia and Ukraine, and the means employed to manipulate historical memory. Through content analysis of scientific literature and data synthesis, the research reveals how the Kremlin regime re-appropriates historical concepts, particularly the history of Rus'and the victory in World War II, to promote a distorted historical memory and justify its aggressive policies. The selective presentation of historical facts, coupled with the active dissemination of manipulated information through digital technologies, underscores the destructive potential of historical memory as a weapon in modern hybrid warfare. Special emphasis is placed on the history of Rus, which in modern  \nАнотація  \nРосійсько-українська війна підкреслює рольісторичної пам’яті як інструменту формуваннясуспільних настроїв та легітимізаціїполітичних дій . Це дослідження досліджує, якісторичні наративи використовуються вінформаційній війні між Росією та Україною, атакож засоби, що використовуються дляманіпулювання історичною пам’яттю. Задопомогою контент-аналізу науковоїлітератури та узагальнення даних дослідженняпоказує, як кремлівський режимперепривласнює історичні концепції, зокремаісторію Русі та перемогу у Другій світовійвійні, для сприяння викривленню історичноїпам’яті та виправдання своєї агресивноїполітики . Вибіркова презентація історичнихфактів у поєднанні з активним поширеннямманіпульованої інформації за допомогоюцифрових технологій підкреслює  \n1 Ph.D., in Historical Sciences, Head of the Department of Historical-Legal and Theoretical-Methodological Problems of Ukraine, Research Institute of Ukrainian Studies, Ukraine. WoS Researcher ID: HTQ-5965-2023  \n2 Doctor of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of History and Socio-Economic Disciplines, Faculty of Preschool and Special Education and History, Communal Institution \"Kharkiv Humanitarian and Pedagogical Academy\" of the Kharkiv Regional Council, Ukraine. WoS Researcher ID: ABD-0083-2022  \n3 Ph.D., in Historical Sciences, Associate Professor at the Department of Social Sciences Faculty of Law, Public Management and National Securitу, Polissia National University, Ukraine. WoS Researcher ID: W-3039-2017  \n4 Ph.D., in Historical Sciences, Deputy Head of the Research Department of Humanitarian Policy Problems, Scientific and Research Center of Humanitarian Problems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukraine. WoS Researcher ID: KPA-1154-2024  \n5 Lecturer of Department of Psychology, Philosophy, Social Studies and","cbCaielXcXQQ0Thk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaielXcXQQ0Thk","pdf",381624,"English","# Introduction\n## Historical memory in hybrid information wars\n## Narratives used in the Russo-Ukrainian information war\n## Re-appropriation of key historical concepts\n## Selective presentation and digital dissemination\n## Conclusions","[{\"question\":\"How does historical memory function in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict?\",\"answer\":\"Historical memory shapes public sentiment and helps legitimize political actions, including mobilizing society in hybrid information wars.\"},{\"question\":\"Which historical concepts are highlighted in the study?\",\"answer\":\"The study emphasizes the history of Rus' and the mythologized idea of victory in World War II as key elements in Russian propaganda narratives.\"},{\"question\":\"What methods does the article identify for manipulating historical memory?\",\"answer\":\"It points to selective presentation of historical facts and active dissemination of manipulated information through digital technologies.\"}]","History as a weapon - narratives and propaganda in the Russo-Ukrainian war | PDF",25]