The Main Concepts of Russian Political Discourse Implemented in the Presidents' Official Speeches (The President's Address to the Federal Assembly)

Robert Szymula
University of Bialystok

Abstract

The presentation is devoted to the analysis of the main concept of modern Russian political discourse, verbalized in the president’s official speeches. The material for the present research was the Presidential address to the Federal Assembly, a relatively new genre in Russia (first address was made in 1994). The aim of the speech is to inform members of the Parliament and citizens of Russia about the situation in the country and outline the plan of the development. The author analyzed the concepts of “nation”, “Russia”, “power”.


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