The Tale of the Snow Dragon : Framing of China as an Arctic player in Russian news articles
Journal: Dalarna University College Electronic Archive
Year: 2023

Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, and the sanctions that followed, have contributed to Russia’s turn to the east in order to find partners for its Arctic pro- jects. This development has been further powered by Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine since 2022. This study examines the Russian relationship to China in the Arctic through an analysis of Russian online news texts. Using framing theo- ry, the study aims to investigate how Russian media is portraying China as an Arctic player and tra