War Discourse on TV: A Glimpse into Russian Political Talk Shows (2014 and 2022)
Journal: Zeitschrift für Slawistik
Year: 2023

Abstract This article examines the war discourse on Russian television, particularly in political talk show broadcasts aired after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The question of how the two conflicting parties, Russia and Ukraine, are portrayed verbally and visually in these shows is specifically emphasized. While the quantitative analysis traces a massive increase in Russian talk show broadcasts since the beginning of the war, the Critical Discourse Analysis demonstrates whi