title: Conspiracy discourse of Russian covid-dissidents in social networks (on the example of virtual communities in VKontakte)
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metadata.value: Golbraikh, V. B.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2024-12-20T13:26:19Z
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metadata.value: 2024-12-20T13:26:19Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2024-06
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metadata.value: Golbraikh V. B. Conspiracy discourse of Russian covid-dissidents in social networks (on the example of virtual communities in VKontakte). Political Expertise: POLITEX, 2024, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 212–230. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu23.2024.205 (In Russian)
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu23.2024.205
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/48206
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metadata.value: This paper examines the conspiracy discourse of Russian covid-dissidents. The use of conspiracy
  theories is typical of radical covid dissidents who have become more active in recent times. Social
  networks play a significant role in the spread of conspiracy theories. As part of the study, it was
  decided to limit ourselves to the consideration of virtual anti-vaccination communities created in
  the largest social media in Russia — Vkontakte. These communities are a significant resource for
  anti-vaccine mobilization.To analyze the posts of online communities, manual quantitative content
  analysis was used. The study showed an intense discussion of issues related to COVID-19.
  At the same time, the analysis revealed a clear increase in the discussion of the pandemic in
  November 2021 around the preparation for the adoption of laws on QR codes in the State Duma.
  The analysis revealed a significant proportion of conspiracy posts. As the study showed, almost all known conspiracy theories related to the COVID-19 pandemic and appearing in various states
  were present to varying degrees in the analyzed online communities. In general, the authors most
  often addressed three topics: the use of the COVID-19 virus to establish total control; the role of
  globalist forces and the use of COVID-19 to fight for power in Russia or a conspiracy of part of the
  elites. At the same time, the study revealed that different conspiracy theories were brought to the
  fore in different communities, which is partly due to the organizers of the communities using them,
  for example, to draw attention to certain protests. The analysis showed a weak digital participation
  of network users. On the other hand, as the study revealed, other social media played a serious
  role in the spread of conspiracy theories.
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Political Expertise: POLITEX;Volume 20; Issue 2
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: COVID-19
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: covid dissidents
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: conspiracy theories
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: social media
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Conspiracy discourse of Russian covid-dissidents in social networks (on the example of virtual communities in VKontakte)
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: Article
metadata.lang: en_GB
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