Putin’s Crimea Speech, 18 March 2014: Russia’s Changing Public Political Narrative
Journal: Lincoln Repository (University of Lincoln)
Year: 2015

President Putin’s Crimea Speech of 18th March 2014 represents a pivotal moment in the&#13;\ndevelopment of the post-Soviet world. Marking the annexation of Crimea by Russia, the speech,&#13;\nwhilst containing elements familiar from Putin’s discourse in recent years, simultaneously changed fundamental assumptions about Russia’s place in the world order. Analysed from the perspective of political narrative, Putin’s speech shows marked differences from the standard narrative employed since he came