Assoc. prof. dr. Viktor Denisenko

Reviewed scientific articles

• DENISENKO, Viktor. Disinformation resilience index (DRI): Lithuania // Disinformation resilience in Central and Eastern Europe. Kyiv: Ukrainian Prism. 2018, p. 189–208.
• DENISENKO, Viktor. Lietuvos Aukščiausiosios Tarybos-Atkuriamojo Seimo vaizdinys 1991 metų Rusijos periodinėje spaudoje // Parlamento studijos. Vilnius : Lietuvos nacionalinė Martyno Mažvydo biblioteka. ISSN 1648-9896. eISSN 1822-749X. 2017, Nr. 22, p. 60–82.

Research projects

• Project „Jungiančioji skaitmeninė atmintis paribiuose: kultūrinės tapatybės, paveldo komunikacijos ir skaitmeninės kuratorystės praktikų soc. tinkluose tyrimas“, project researcher, 2020-2023, funded by Research Council of Lithuania.
• Project „Media Literacy in the Baltics Programme“, 2020, researcher. 
• Project „Įgalinančio atstovavimo programa jauniesiems Ukrainos ir Moldovos žurnalistams „Naujoji žiniasklaida“, project manager, 2019–2020, funded by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.
• Project „Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience to Russian Disinformation Warfare: Practical Overview and Qualitative Evaluation of Critical Infrastructure in RO, MD, UA, LT, LV, and EST“, project participant-expert, researcher in Lithuania, 2017, funded by Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation. 

Presentations in scientific conferences

• DENISENKO, Viktor. „Transformation of traditional narratives of Kremlin propaganda during the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020“. 26th Annual conference of central European political science association „Democracy after coronavirus: facing new political reality”. 2-3 June 2022, Bled (Slovenia).
• DENISENKO, Viktor. „Coup in Belarus“: Transformation of the Narrative in Official Rethoric of Minsk“. International conference „Belarus 2020 and Beyond: Path Dependency or Break with the Past?“ Vilnius (Lithuania), 7–8 October 2021.
• DENISENKO, Viktor. „The integration of COVID-19 topics to Kremlin-backed propaganda (Lithuanian case)“. Conference „PLACES. Rīga Stradiņš University RW2021“, Riga (Latvia), 25 March 2021, virtual conference.
• DENISENKO, Viktor. „Domestic emotions at the European elections: what offers are available for a Lithuanian voter?“ (with su Kyril Kascian). Conference „Back to the Future? European Progression and Retrogressions ESA 2020 conference“, 28–30 October 2020, virtual conference.
• DENISENKO, Viktor. „The discourse of regional and national security in local Russian-language press in Lithuania“. Conference „The Fourth Annual Tartu Conference on Russian and East European Studies“, Tartu (Estonia), 9–11 June 2019.
• DENISENKO, Viktor. „Message and visuality: political advertising in Lithuanian periodical press before municipal elections 2019“. 5^th International Conference „Visuality 2019: Creative Communication in the Emerging Constellations“, Vilnius (Lithuania), 25–26 April 2019.
• DENISENKO, Viktor. „The role of mass-media facing propaganda’s challenge: Lithuanian case“. 2^nd International Conference „Riga Readings in Social Sciences (RRSS)“, Riga (Latvia), 22–23 November 2018.
• DENISENKO, Viktor. „Expert’s view to a place of Media Literacy in the system of resilience to propaganda: Lithuanian case“. „8th Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (MILID) Conference“, Kaunas (Lithuania), 24–25 October 2018.
• DENISENKO, Viktor. „The Coverage of Annexation of Crimea in Local Russian-Language Weeklies in Lithuania: Information, Disinformation, Propaganda?“ International conference „Regional Risks and Risks to the Regions“, Vilnius (Lithuania), 30–31 January 2018.
• DENISENKO, Viktor. „Baltarusija saugumo diskurse Lietuvos žiniasklaidos tekstuose“. Conference „Tarptautinis Baltarusijos tyrinėtojų kongresas“, Warsaw (Poland), 14–16 September 2017.
• "Dviguba ištisinė linija“: neoficiali cenzūra šiuolaikinėje Rusijos žiniasklaidoje. International Conference on Science and Practice „Cenzūros slinktis ir forma“. 4–5 May 2017.

Academic Qualification

• 25 February 2016 – Doctoral degree, Vilnius University. Dissertation topic: „Rusijos periodinės spaudos požiūris į Baltijos šalis geopolitinių pokyčių kontekste (1991–2009)“. Superviser – Prof. Dr. Žygintas Pečiulis.

Qualification Advancements

Science Promotion

Publications

• DENISENKO, Viktor. Propagandos apsupty. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 2021. 160 p. (Vilniaus universitetas visiems, ISSN 2669-2295). ISBN 9786090705483. eISBN 9786090705476.
• DENISENKO, Viktor. How Kremlin uses the “European field” to win the propaganda game. StopFake, 2018-07-06, Retrieved from internet: https://www.stopfake.org/en/how-kremlin-uses-the-european-field-to-win-the-propaganda-game/.
• DENISENKO, Viktor. Regional and national security discourse in the local Russian media in Lithuania. ICELDS, 2019-06-11, Retrieved from internet: https://www.icelds.org/2019/06/11/regional-and-national-security-discourse-in-the-local-russian-media-in-lithuania/?fbclid=IwAR39ms3SiF-EdJaLSOC-7AP8Lwt-6xAbUFi7IMcjpC-Ylpg0tNY1F4wkEl0.

Public lectures 

• Public lectures „Propaganda, netikros naujienos, dezinformacija – kaip nepasiklysti ir apsisaugoti“ (Organizer: Demokratinės politikos institutas), Rokiškis, 25 August 2020; Ignalina, 26 August 2020.
• Training for journalists „Kaip išlaikyti šaltą protą netikrų naujienų laikotarpiu: žurnalistinis profesionalumas eroje „po tiesos“, 24 April 2021 (online).
• Public lecture in the School for Young Political Scientists „Rusijos/Kremliaus propaganda“. 21 April 2020 (online).
• Lecture „Kaip vartoti medijas? Medijų raštingumas eroje „po tiesos“. Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius, 28 November 2019.
• Public lecture „Informaciniai karai ir propaganda: iššūkiai ir tikrieji pavojai“. Vilnius University Aula Parva Hall, 18 September 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y75hJTWEcU.
• Series of public lectures „Kaip atpažinti netikras naujienas“, 2018–2019, Vilnius County Adomas Mickevičius Public Library.
• Public trainings „Propaganda, netikros naujienos, dezinformacija – kaip nepasiklysti ir apsisaugoti“, 2019–2020, trainings delivered and developed on behalf of VšĮ „Demokratinės politikos institutas“.
• Seminar for journalists „Era „po tiesos“: žurnalistai ir jų auditorija informacinio karo lauke. (Organizer: The Lithuanian Union of Journalists). Kernavė, 29 September 2017.
• Presentation in the discussion „Iššifruojant Tarybų Lietuvos kronikas“. Presentation „Sovietinė ir modernioji Kremliaus propaganda: panašumai ir skirtumai“. Energy and Technology Museum (Vilnius), 21 September 2017.
• Participation in the discussion „Digital Disruption, Media is Changing“, international digital communication network conference „Digital Disruption Forum“ (Kyiv, Ukraine), 3 April 2017.
• DENISENKO, Viktor. Informaciniai karai ir propaganda: iššūkiai ir tikrieji pavojai. 18 September 2019, Vilnius: http://naujienos.vu.lt/v-denisenko-informacinis-karas-kaip-ir-realus-gali-zudyti/ 

Taught Subjects

Bachelor's study level

• Informacinės manipuliacijos skaitmeninėje eroje
• Rašto raiška
• Politikos žurnalistika

Master's study level

• Informacinės įtakos globaliame pasaulyje

Doctoral study level

• Propaganda and censorship research

Expert and other activities

• Invited expert at the analytical centre „EAST-Center“ (Warsaw, Poland). http://east-center.org/about-us/.
• Invited expert at the analytical centre „International Center for Ethnic and Linguistic Diversity Studies“ (Prague, Czech Republic). http://www.icelds.org/team/.

Editorial board member of the journals

• Member of the editorial board of „Žurnalistikos tyrimai“ (ISSN 2029-1132, eISSN 2424-6042).