Keyword: «methods of information warfare»

In 2021, at the level of the state authorities of the Russian Federation, it was officially announced that an information war was being waged against the population of our country by the United States, England and their satellites – Western Europe. In reality, this type of war against the Russian state was waged almost constantly throughout its existence. The article considers the stages and methods of this information impact in the past centuries of the formation of the concept and content of the «Russian world». The analysis of information counteraction between the USA and the USSR, as well as the countries that joined the poles of their influence, during the Cold War is carried out. The relevance of scientific research, the results of which are reflected in this work, is to draw an analogy with the modern period of information confrontation of the same subjects, but with new opportunities and in new realities.