Evropeiskii potop: The discourse of apocalypse and silence in Russian press coverage on the issue of refugees

This article studies Russia’s news discourse on the refugee crisis of 2015–2016. Employing critical discourse analysis and the concept of news as discourse, the study explores representations of the refugee issue in four Russian newspapers. A predominant feature in the discourse is the use of apoca...

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Main Author: Johanne Berge Kalsaas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2017-11-01
Series:Poljarnyj Vestnik: Norwegian Journal of Slavic Studies
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/vestnik/article/view/4183