Chapter Topic modeling for analysing the Russian propaganda in the conflict with Ukraine

The conflict between Ukraine and Russia is changing Europe, which is facing a crisis destined to reshape the internal and external relations of the continent, shifting international balances. In this contribution, we show preliminary results on the monitoring of Russian propaganda. In fact, we analy...

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Published: Florence Firenze University Press, Genova University Press 2023
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