«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «POLITOLOGIYA. RELIGIOVEDENIE»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «POLITICAL SCIENCE AND RELIGION STUDIES»
ISSN 2073-3380 (Print)

List of issues > Series «Political Science and Religion Studies». 2018. Vol. 24

Manipulative Strategies and Tools used by the USA to Influence the Results of National Elections

Author(s)
L. Yu. Medovkina
Abstract

The article analyzes the activities and role of non-governmental organizations in the political life of the post-Soviet states on the example of the Russian Federation and Ukraine. The specifics of the management of national electoral processes in the former Soviet Union states have been revealed. Special attention is paid to the influence of the United States on the activities of Russian political parties and Ukrainian political parties in the electoral process. The analysis revealed the main strategies that were used during the election of the Russian President Boris Yeltsin and elections to the Supreme Council of Ukraine.

For citation:

Medovkina L.Yu. Manipulative Strategies and Tools used by the USA to Influence the Results of National Elections. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Political Science and Religion Studies, 2018, vol. 24, pp. 17-23. https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2018.24.17 (in Russian)
Keywords
non-governmental organizations, democracy, political parties, media, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, the United States
UDC
327323.266324((470+571)+(73))

DOI

https://doi.org/10.26516/2073-3380.2018.24.17

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