Proliferation of Conspiracy Narratives in Post-Soviet Russia: The “Dulles’ Plan” in Social and Political Discourses
Proliferation of Conspiracy Narratives in Post-Soviet Russia: The “Dulles’ Plan” in Social and Political Discourses

Summary/Abstract: Conspiracy theorizing is common in many countries worldwide. It plays a particularly important role in contemporary Russian politics. The substantial part of such “theories” focuses on the sinister plans of foreign enemies, among which the United States and its allies are mentioned most frequently. A wide range of actors, varying from high-standing officials to ordinary people, resort to such conspiracy theorizing. In the 1990s, the authorities and their supporters rarely resorted to this kind of conspiracy theorizing; however, lately it has become an increasingly important element of Russian official discourse in the second half of the 2000s.

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