Ukrainian Wartime Posters as a Tool of Participatory Propaganda During the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Ukrainian Wartime Posters as a Tool of Participatory Propaganda During the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Summary/Abstract: Drawing inspiration from the Ukrainian poster boom during the Russianinvasion of Ukraine, this article explores the role of war-related posters intoday’s world, where printed media is no longer dominant, and images cantravel across different media platforms. The example of wartime Ukraineshows that the poster remains an essential tool of wartime propaganda,promoting patriotic and proactive attitudes and encouraging action tosupport the war effort, while experiencing substantial changes in its formand means of dissemination. Analyzing various types of grassroots andinstitutional initiatives related to creating and disseminating war-relatedposters in Ukrainian offline and online public spaces made it possible tofocus on two issues: firstly, how online media facilitate the creation anddistribution of posters in offline formats and allow them to transcend thetraditional printed form; and secondly, how posters become a convenient toolof participatory propaganda, involving various state and non-state actors intheir production and dissemination.

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