Putin's speeches invoke Russia's fight against fascism in WWII to justify the war in Ukraine — and use propaganda strategies from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, historian says

Dec 24 2022 by Business Insider

 
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a cabinet meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022.

Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo/Associated Press

Stephen Norris is a professor of Russian history at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Norris studies Russian history, nationalism, media, and propaganda. Norris told Insider Putin's speeches have gotten more existential and apocalyptic.

The following is a Q&A with Stephen Norris, a professor of...

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