Discourses of Conflict: Cross-Linguistic Corpus-Assisted Comparative Discourse Study of Russian and Ukrainian Parliamentary Debates of 2014
Journal: Huddersfield Research Portal (University of Huddersfield)
Year: 2020

The year of 2014 was undeniably one of the most dramatic years in the history of Ukraine. It saw the annexation of Crimea by Russia; the proclamation of two pro-Russian republics - the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) - leading to full-scale armed conflict between Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russian forces; the failed attempt of a truce and a ceasefire; and continuing disputes between Russia and Ukraine over gas supplies and prices.<br/><br/>Against