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Baked Potato

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Fri Mar 25, 2022, 09:51 PM Mar 2022

A Little Masquerade: Russia's Evolving Employment of Maskirovka [View all]

Abstract

A Little Masquerade: Russia’s Evolving Employment of Maskirovka, by MAJ Morgan Maier, United States Army, 55 pages.


“A little masquerade” is the literal English translation of the Russian maskirovka. Synonymous with deception, maskirovka is a complex Russian cultural phenomenon that defies easy definition. Despite the West’s lack of interest in its former protagonist, the Russian Federation Armed Forces enjoyed continuity with its former Soviet character. The Russian Federation Armed Forces carried forward military theory, doctrine, and thought in the intervening years between the collapse of the Soviet Union and resurgence of Russian assertiveness. This included the importance of deception in the achievement of military objectives. Maskirovka is culturally rooted in Russian society and an important facet of Russian military operations. This monograph analyses the evolution of Russia’s employment of maskirovka from the Second World War through the invasion of Ukraine in 2014. It argues that Russia’s employment of maskirovka has evolved from a concept employed by the military to a concept employed by the whole of government. Once a means used to create advantageous conditions on the battlefield, maskirovka evolved to create ambiguity and uncertainty in the operating environment to enable freedom of action for achievement of Russian military and political objectives.

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/AD1022096.pdf

This paper helps to explain Russian Armed Forces use of deception in war and government operations.

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