Original title: Putinin trollit
Author: Jessikka Aro
Published: 2019
Publisher: Johnny Kniga
Genres: General Nonfiction, Narrative Nonfiction, History & Politics
Pages: 453
Reading material:
Full English PDF
A journalistic nonfiction book that reads like a real-life spy thriller and reveals the methods of the Kremlin’s modern information warfare
Putin’s Trolls is a first-hand memoir/reportage account by award-winning Finnish journalist Jessikka Aro who was bullied out of her country by Putin’s internet trolls, revealing the true face of an invisible threat that is only growing in power. Russia wages war against civilians online. Every critical voice is an enemy.
Putin’s Trolls presents the criminal smearing campaign, launched and approved by the Kremlin against private individuals around Western countries. It is a chilling account of Russia's modern tools of information warfare, shedding light on the individuals and organizations behind the Kremlin's coordinated, military-style social media psy-ops.
Praise:
"Valuable insight into Russian troll operations worldwide." – Helsingin Sanomat newspaper
"Journalist Aro has been extraordinarily brave and has set an example worldwide in the fight against trolls. Her book has a strong message: online crimes must be documented and exposed like any crimes." – Uusi Suomi newspaper
"Important and informative! Lots of useful knowledge about information warfare as well as modern online bullying". – Amman kirjablogi blog
By exposing Putin’s institutionalized trolling operations, Jessikka Aro has gone where no one has had the courage to go before and has done so at great peril. Ms. Aro has done the world a huge service by showing us how these tactics work so we can better defend ourselves going forward.
Bill Browder, New York Times bestselling author, Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice
Rights sold:
FINLAND: Johnny Kniga (orig.)
ALBANIA: Muza
BULGARIA: Ciela Norma
CZECH REPUBLIC: N Media
ESTONIA: Menu Meedia
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Onerva Pictures
GEORGIA: Media Development Foundation
GERMANY (audio): Neverrest
GERMANY: Goldmann
HUNGARY: Corvina Books Ltd
LATVIA: Pētergailis
LITHUANIA: Briedis
NORWAY: Mangschou Forlag
POLAND: Wydawnictwo SQN
ROMANIA: Lebada Neagra
SWEDEN: Sensor Förlag
WORLD ENGLISH (Audio): Blackstone Publishing
WORLD ENGLISH: IG Publishing