title: THE SCALE OF RUSSIAN INFORMATIONAL INFLUENCE AND COUNTERMEASURES IN THE POST-SOVIET SPACE: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LATVIA AND GEORGIA
abstract: The paper aims to evaluate the features and implementation channels of Russian informational influence in Georgia and Latvia. The research also intends to explore the defense mechanisms Georgia and Latvia use against Russian propaganda. Based on the qualitative research methodology, the paper investigated primary and secondary sources. In the first part of the paper, there are reviewed the main characteristics and messages of Russian informational influence. In the second part of the study, the 
journal: Молодий вчений