PUBLICITY AS A PHENOMENON OF HUMAN ACTIVITYReview of the book: Barabash V.V., Bordyugov G.A. and Kotelenetz E.A. State Propaganda And Informational Wars; student book.Moscow: “AIRO-XXI” publishing house, 2015. 400 p

This article is a review on the new book by V.V. Barabash, G.A. Bordyugov and E.A. Kotelenetz State Propaganda And Informational War s that was published at “AIRO-XXI” publishing house in 2015. The main goals of this review is to find answers to the questions: What makes this book different from some similar works?; How does propaganda relate to PR?; How this book might be used in teaching and training of specialists in the field of mass communication (especially, journalism and PR)?

PR, propaganda, promotion, informational wars, wars of information, public opinion, public relations, PR, stereotypes