The Role of "Aktivnost'' Today in Russian Military Strategic Thinking and the Crucial Target of the "Protest Potential of the Population"

Rod Thornton; Marina Miron

The Role of "Aktivnost'' Today in Russian Military Strategic Thinking and the Crucial Target of the "Protest Potential of the Population"

Rod Thornton, Marina Miron

Defence Studies

King's College London

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Abstract

This piece considers how the Soviet principle of aktivnost' is still being employed today by the Russian military as it attempts to weaken - in a variety of ways - both the societal structures and the military efficacy of certain of its Western state adversaries. Pressure is being constantly applied, mostly through the application of sub-threshold warfare activities, that is designed to undermine and destabilise opponents. This chapter highlights the particular Russian focus on one particular target of aktivnost' – the ‘protest potential of the population’ within Western states.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Russian Concept of Deterrence in Contemporary and Classic Perspective
Editors	Pentti Forsstrom
Place of Publication	Helsinki
Publisher	National Defence University, Finland
Pages	45-62
Number of pages	17
Volume	Series 2
Edition	Vol 11
ISBN (Electronic)	ISBN 978-951-25-3250-6
ISBN (Print)	ISBN 978-951-25-3249-0
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2021

Keywords

Russia
military
strategic culture
aktivnost
hybrid warfare
sub-threshold warfare

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Thornton, R., & Miron, M. (2021). The Role of "Aktivnost'' Today in Russian Military Strategic Thinking and the Crucial Target of the "Protest Potential of the Population". In P. Forsstrom (Ed.), Russian Concept of Deterrence in Contemporary and Classic Perspective (Vol 11 ed., Vol. Series 2, pp. 45-62). National Defence University, Finland. https://www.doria.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/182808/Russian%20deterrence%20Seminar%202021_web.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y

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Thornton, R & Miron, M 2021, The Role of "Aktivnost'' Today in Russian Military Strategic Thinking and the Crucial Target of the "Protest Potential of the Population". in P Forsstrom (ed.), Russian Concept of Deterrence in Contemporary and Classic Perspective. Vol 11 edn, vol. Series 2, National Defence University, Finland, Helsinki, pp. 45-62. <https://www.doria.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/182808/Russian%20deterrence%20Seminar%202021_web.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y>

The Role of "Aktivnost'' Today in Russian Military Strategic Thinking and the Crucial Target of the "Protest Potential of the Population". / Thornton, Rod; Miron, Marina.
Russian Concept of Deterrence in Contemporary and Classic Perspective. ed. / Pentti Forsstrom. Vol. Series 2 Vol 11. ed. Helsinki: National Defence University, Finland, 2021. p. 45-62.

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The Role of "Aktivnost'' Today in Russian Military Strategic Thinking and the Crucial Target of the "Protest Potential of the Population"

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