Keyword: «the unites states of america»

The article examines the essence of goals and methods of the US information-psychological war against the USSR and modern Russia. The author shows they have changed little since the end of the Cold War. The main aim of the new information war of the West against Russia is to disintegrate the Russian society, to destroy traditional Russian spiritual, moral and ideological values, to provoke citizen discontent with the policies pursued by the state. In order to counter offensive information-psychological warfare methods of the West, Russia must carry out effective counterpropaganda.