HOW RUSSIA PROMOTES PRO-RUSSIAN AND ANTI-WESTERN PROPAGANDA IN THE BALKANS? NARRATIVES OF SPUTNIK SRBIJA ON MONTENEGRO
HOW RUSSIA PROMOTES PRO-RUSSIAN AND ANTI-WESTERN PROPAGANDA IN THE BALKANS? NARRATIVES OF SPUTNIK SRBIJA ON MONTENEGRO

HOW RUSSIA PROMOTES PRO-RUSSIAN AND ANTI-WESTERN PROPAGANDA IN THE BALKANS? NARRATIVES OF SPUTNIK SRBIJA ON MONTENEGRO

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to understand the worldview of Russia’s narratives on Montenegro by analyzing articles in Sputnik Srbija, a Russia’s state-run propaganda media. Sputnik Srbija regards Montenegro as an Orthodox and Serbian state, opposes the “separation” of Montenegro from Serbia, and deems Russia as a friendly state. Although these are typical Serbian nationalist worldviews, Sputnik Srbija is characterized by its emphasis on solidarity with Russia and use of a logic similar to the one that Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.

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