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ENEMY IMAGE IN THE INFORMATION SPACE OF COUNTERING TERRORISM

Petukhov V.B. 1
1 Ulyanovsk State Technical University
The paper studies the problem of information relevant impact of terrorism on society. It aims to study the mechanisms of formation of the image of the enemy terrorist (anti-hero) and his semiotic consolidation in mass consciousness. The author gave a clear definition of “information space to counter terrorism,” which occurs semioticsymbolic coding of images of terrorists. In the article the distinction between the concepts of terror and terrorism, which are important for the understanding of the information space of counter-terrorism The article analyzes the role of government in shaping the image of the enemy, which helps to overcome the destructive social and psychological reactions in the community and a sustainable model of society’s perception of terrorism as an aggressive and cunning enemy to which must be combated by all means possible. The author shows the grades given by the leaders of the Russian state terrorists V.V. Putin and D. A. Medvedev, in this process.