The Kremlin’s information manipulation and influence operations are not always immediately devious. Sometimes Moscow takes a ‘softer touch’. In our previous articles we have uncovered how the Kremlin wields this soft power to expand Russia’s influence. We have explored Rossotrudnichestvo , an influence operation disguised as cultural cooperation. We have also looked at the Kremlin’s broader strategy of employing historical revisionism , including in our articles on Manipulating Memory: