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Shades of Gray in the War in Eastern Ukraine: ‘Neither War nor Peace’ Existence Zones, ‘Neither Truth nor Lie’ Silence Zones Cover

Shades of Gray in the War in Eastern Ukraine: ‘Neither War nor Peace’ Existence Zones, ‘Neither Truth nor Lie’ Silence Zones

By: Maxim Bulyk and  Irina Gridina  
Open Access
|Dec 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2019-0028 | Journal eISSN: 2674-4619 | Journal ISSN: 2674-4600
Language: English
Page range: 166 - 187
Published on: Dec 21, 2019
Published by: Tallinn University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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