Russian narrative of intervention in Syrian civil war : Critical examination of the Russian discourse describing Russian intervention in Syrian civil war from September 2015 to March 2016
Journal: DSpace repository (University of Tartu)
Year: 2018

This thesis critically examines the Russian military intervention in Syria during&#13;\nthe period of September 2015 – March 2016. It is a study that contributes to the analysis&#13;\nof the interrelation of two areas of political studies: media studies and foreign policy. In&#13;\norder to describe the logic behind Russian participation in the Syrian conflict, a social&#13;\nconstructivist reading is suggested; according to which, the way the discourse of the&#13;\nRussian intervention has been