Professor Oleksii Plastun, along with colleagues Professor Inna Makarenko
(University of Helsinki, Finland) and Professor Tetyana Hryniova
(LAPP/IN2P3/CNRS, Annecy, France), have published the results of their research
titled “Secret Friends of Russian (Propaganda) Science” on the analytical platform
Vox Ukraine.
While Russia is currently under 19,000 various sanctions, certain areas remain
untouched, such as the perceived sanctity of Russian culture and science, where
imposing restrictions is often seen as taboo due to the principle of academic
freedom. Russia has been taking advantage of this by disseminating propaganda
through scientific publications. Despite this, many international journals,
publishers, and scientometric databases continue to cooperate with Russian
journals and institutions, even if these entities openly support the war and the
annexation of Ukrainian territories. Unfortunately, Ukraine sometimes
inadvertently supports this cooperation by registering Russian journals, and some
Ukrainian scientists even publish their research alongside Russian colleagues in
these journals.
The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (MON) is working to combat
this issue, though its resources are limited. The article exposes the scale of the
problem and calls upon concerned scientists to help address it.
You can read the full text of the article here
https://voxukraine.org/tayemni-druzi-rosijskoyi-propagandy-nauky-2
About Vox Ukraine: Vox Ukraine is an independent analytical platform that aims to
help Ukraine move toward the future. Its focus includes economics, public
administration, social processes, and reforms. The platform is not funded by
political parties or oligarchs, ensuring the quality of its materials through a
rigorous editorial process. The team consists of top Ukrainian economists and
lawyers who guarantee the reliability of its publications.
