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Media in Power: Media Actors in Ukranian Legislative Body and Zelensky’s Phenomenon Cover

Media in Power: Media Actors in Ukranian Legislative Body and Zelensky’s Phenomenon

By: Olena Stoiko  
Open Access
|Feb 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2024-0026 | Journal eISSN: 2787-9038 | Journal ISSN: 1801-3422
Language: English
Page range: 589 - 603
Published on: Feb 13, 2025
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