Tourists at war: The visual representations of Syrian cultural and heritage sites as instrumentalized by Russian war reporters on social media, 2015–2020
Published online on September 03, 2025
Abstract
Media, War & Conflict, Ahead of Print.
Using a semi-automated analysis of 8174 pictures posted in 5448 Vkontakte and X posts written by nine Russian war reporters covering the military operations in Syria from October 2015 to March 2020, this article examines the role played by visuals ...
Using a semi-automated analysis of 8174 pictures posted in 5448 Vkontakte and X posts written by nine Russian war reporters covering the military operations in Syria from October 2015 to March 2020, this article examines the role played by visuals ...