«The newspapers—going mad from all the contradictory rumors—willingly printed all this nonsense…These rumors lost their direct purpose of reporting fictitious “facts”…They turned into a means of self-soothing or a powerful narcotic medicine. Only in rumors, people found hope for the future. Even outwardly, Kiev residents began to resemble morphine addicts.» Editor’s and Translator’s Note Thinking … Continue reading Misinformation, Media, and the Social Mood in 20th-Century Civil War-Era Ukraine
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