The contributions gathered in this fascinating collection, in which scholars from a diverse range of disciplines share their perspectives on Russian covert activities known as Russian active measures, help readers observe the profound influence of Russian covert action on foreign states policies, cultures, peoples mentality, and social institutions, past and present. Disinformation, forgeries, major show trials, cooptation of Western academia, memory, and cyber wars, and changes in national and regional security doctrines of states targeted by Russia constitute an incomplete list of topics discussed in this volume. Most importantly, through a nexus of perspectives and through the prism of new documents discovered in the former KGB archives, the texts highlight the enormous scale and the legacies of Soviet/Russian covert action. Because of Russias annexation of Crimea in 2014 and its on-going war in Ukraines Donbas, Ukraine lately gained international recognition as the epicenter of Russian disinformation campaigns, invigorating popular and scholarly interest in conventional and non-conventional warfare. The studies included in this collection illuminate the objectives and implications of Russias attempts to ideologically subvert Ukraine as well as other nations. Examining them through historical lenses reveals a cultural clash between Russia and the West in general.

About the Author
Andreas Umland is Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for European Security in the Institute of International Relations at Prague, Principal Researcher of the Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation at Kyiv, and General Editor of the ibidem-Verlag book series Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society.

Reviews
"Olga Bertelsen has assembled a terrific cast of specialists whose contributions shed light on one of the most important issues defining Russia today. This book is required reading for anyone hoping to understand Russian behavior and the Putin regime."-Alexander Motyl, Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University, Newark
"Russian information influence operations have become a critical subject over the past decade, and have certainly received ample attention since Moscow's not-quite-covert war on Ukraine began in 2014. Russian Active Measures: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, edited by Olga Bertelsen, is a welcome collection of essays that adds to the growing literature. Written by renown experts like Marcel H. Van Herpen, it provides some historical context to this latest chapter of Kremlin disinformation and offers illuminating case studies relating especially to Ukraine, but also to Sweden and Italy.Highly recommended, especially for policy mavens."-John Herbst, Director, Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council
"In an era of great power competition, this volume sheds light on the sharp power tools the Kremlin is employing to its advantage-and how to recognize the signs."-Nikolas Gvosdev, senior fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute



Book Information
ISBN 9783838215297
Author Olga Bertelsen
Format Paperback
Page Count 412
Imprint ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Publisher ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Weight(grams) 666g