Open AccessJoseph Stalin & Vladimir Putin: practices of the image construction of a political leader in the discourse of Soviet and Russian media
Author(s) -
Евгений Викторович Каблуков
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
przegląd wschodnioeuropejski
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.186
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2450-0828
pISSN - 2081-1128
DOI - 10.31648/pw.6490
Subject(s) - sensationalism , praise , politics , citizen journalism , media studies , sociology , journalism , political science , law , construct (python library) , dictator , political economy , literature , art , computer science , programming language
The image of a political leader is considered as a discursive phenomenon, structured by a set of practices. Two practices bring together the images of Stalin and Putin: 1) use of specific nominations of a leader; 2) reproduction of laudatory slogans addressed to a leader. The gatekeeping practices and the content of leaders’ images in considered discourses are fundamentally different. The modern Russian media select the most spectacular breaking news with the participation of Putin and construct the star image, well sold to the Russian consumer. Soviet media refuse any sensationalism, covering only official and routine events with the participation of Stalin. So the contradiction is revealed between the ordinary actions of the leader and the endless praise for Stalin as a deified father.