The Russian-language Wikipedia
as a Measure of Society Political
Mythologization
1
| 1 | Alcide De Gasperi University of Euroregional
Economy in Józefów |
Data publikacji: 30-06-2017
JoMS 2017;33(2):147–176
SŁOWA KLUCZOWE
society mythologizationPolitical mythformation of mythsWikipediapropagandamass-mediaKyivan Rus’the Old Rus’ StateMoscow-Horde unionMonomakh’s Cap
STRESZCZENIE ARTYKUŁU
Formation of myths is the first stage of Society Mythologization. The analyzed in
this article myth about inheritance rights of Russia to the Kyivan Rus’1
arose in the
15th century. Recently this myth is being actively spread by the Russian propaganda
in the mass media – in particular this is performed through Wikipedia being one
of the most attended Internet resources. The purpose of spreading the myth (the
second stage of society mythologization) consists in introduction of a certain idea
and certain political behavior into the mass consciousness which would at a certain
time point influence the process of making the necessary political decision. The third
stage of Society Mythologization is represented as spreading the myth in the process
of communication between the authorities and citizens. The manipulative function
of the political myth has come into action here; the purpose of this myth consists in
activation of separatist sentiments of Russian-speaking Ukrainian citizens.
Purpose – to explore vulnerability of Wikipedia policy of openness on the basis of
a specific example as well as to explore its efficiency for formation of political myths;
to analyze the technology used for creation of Wikipedia articles in the process of
formation of myths.
Methods. Comparison method is applied – texts of Wikipedia articles on various
time stages of their creation were compared; results of analyzing Wikipedia pages
were correlated to political events of Russian-Ukrainian relations. Formalization
technique is applied – representation of the analyzed terms in semiotic and symbolic
form; deduction – as a process of drawing a logical conclusion on the basis of the
complex of analyzed facts; summarizing.
Results. Mythology not obliged to prove anything and Wikipedia aimed at forming
the concept and creating only an impression of scientificness and not knowledge as
such are perfectly agreed. That is why Wikipedia is one of the most efficient spreaders
of myths (first of all political myths) supporting a definite ideology
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