Lecture n 1: 15.03.2024 (5 hours)

• Introduction on Propaganda:

• Propaganda's sociological journey: history, theory, practice, purpose.

• Music and propaganda: political tools, pop music as propaganda.

• “Special Military Operation” - SMO or Russian War in Ukraine

Lecture n 2: 16.03.2024 (3 hours)

• Past and Present of Propaganda:

• Authoritarian regimes and conflict zones.

• Soviet-Afghani war: impact on culture.

• Wars in Chechnya, Georgia, etc.

Lecture n 3: 22.03.2024 (5 hours)

• Propaganda of Nationalism and patriotism in the world history:

• Music, arts, and media propaganda in the USSR

Lecture n 4: 23.03.2024 (3 hours)

• Globalisation and Propaganda:

• The impact of globalisation on the development and nature of propaganda, influencing international relations and shaping global perspectives.