THE BEGINNING OF THE RUSSIAN ARMED AGGRESSION AGAINST UKRAINE ACCORDING TO "THE NEW YORK TIMES" (February 27 – March 4, 2014)
Summary. The purpose of this study is to analyze how the initial stage of the Russian aggression against Ukraine was represented in "The New York Times". The methodology of the study is based on the principles of science, the use of general scientific methods inter alia, the methods of analysis and synthesis, as well as the content analysis method. The scientific novelty lies in the conclusion drawn for the first time in historiography that Russian propaganda aimed at American society in the first days of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine was ineffective. The conclusions are as follows. "The New York Times" has paid much attention to the Russian aggression against Ukraine ever since the building of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea was seized by a military Russian uni. For the period from February 27 to March 4, each issue of the newspaper contained materials that directly covered the Russian aggression or dealt with this problem indirectly. The authors of the materials promptly covered the current situation of that time, and taking into account the time difference between Ukraine and the United States, reports in the electronic and sometimes in the print version of the newspaper could appear on the same calendar day on which the commented event took place. The events in Ukraine were covered quite fully and objectively, the positions of both the Ukrainian and Russian sides, as well as the statements of the inhabitants of Crimea were cited. Russian propaganda’s attempts to shape the negative attitude of American society towards Ukraine and the Revolution of Dignity were unsuccessful.