Определения противников в российской прессе (на материале газетных текстов о конфликте в Донбассе)

Abstract

The article describes texts from two Russian daily newspapers Kommersant and Rossiyskaya Gazeta about the conflict in Eastern Ukraine, especially names of opponents and enemies. The analyzed material covers the beginning of the conflict - April 2014, when the positions of the parties and the international community are just being formed. There is an additional element in the scheme of the communicative process in media. In Rossiyskaya Gazeta it is state. The newspaper must implement its goals and protects its interests. There are models of messages, which should realize the political goals of the state. The texts only fit into models, in which the main idea is constant. The communication has instrumental function.