Mother and stepmother: maternal symbol of Russia in legitimizing the annexation of Crimea to the Russian Federation Cover Image

Mать и мачеха: материнский символ России в легитимации присоединения Крыма к Российской Федерации
Mother and stepmother: maternal symbol of Russia in legitimizing the annexation of Crimea to the Russian Federation

Author(s): O.V. Ryabov
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Cultural history, Governance, Diplomatic history, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Developing nations, Social development, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Ивановский государственный университет
Keywords: of Crimea the Russian Federation; the joining one; image of Ukraine as with a step-mother; mage of the «Russian bear»; Political legitimation; Political Mobilization;

Summary/Abstract: Analyzes the background, conditions, causes and forms of use of Russian-mother character in the discourse of legitimation of the Crimea. Particular attention is paid to the inclusion in the rhetoric of the modification of the parent sim-ox, as the image of Russia, bear, carefully guard his teddy bear - Crimea. The author shows how the discourse of legitimation operates opposition Russian mother and stepmother image of Ukraine.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 40-50
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Russian