The "Brotherly People" Metaphor and the Russian-Ukrainian Irredentist War: A Corpus-Based Study
Journal: Mezinárodní vztahy
Year: 2023

The article examines the "brotherly people" metaphor in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war and the concept of irredentism. Such kinship/family metaphors are closely associated with colonialism and expansionism. Using a corpus analysis of Russian sources on and Anglophone studies of irredentism published in the period of 1923-2022, this article reveals that these metaphors are an important aspect not only of the scientific conceptualization of irredentism but also of the ideological justifi