Divided Publics by Olga Zvonareva
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Digital media can support democracy, freedom, and social cohesion, but it can also erode them.
This book explores that tension through the stories of grassroots volunteer networks in Russia, which emerged on Telegram after February 2022 to support Ukrainian refugees. While most of these networks aim to resist the war-waging Russian state, others seek to advance its aggressive expansionist agenda. Zvonareva examines the deep divide between digitally mediated networks that perform the same humanitarian work — assisting refugees — yet pursue entirely opposing political goals.
This is essential reading for students and scholars of digital media, political participation, and Russian and Eastern European studies.
‘A timely and original contribution revealing how grassroots volunteer initiatives in Russia enact resistance through Telegram-enabled support for Ukrainian refugees, challenging assumptions of universal support for the war in Ukraine’ Jasmin Dall’Agnola, University of Zurich
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| ISBN 13 | 9781529255331 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529255333 |
| Title | Divided Publics |
| Author | Olga Zvonareva |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press |
| Year published | 2026-06-16 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
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