From Russia with Love: The Night Wolves in Republika Srpska.
This article investigates the promotion of the Republika Srpska chapter of the Night Wolves Motorcycle Club (NWMC) on Facebook during the first two years of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It analyses how Russia and its strategies for social mobilization were portrayed on the platform, identifying rec...
| Publicado en: | East European Politics & Societies Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 197 - 220 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Feb2026
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