Semiotic games and domestic geopolitics: Estonian Russophones during the war in Ukraine

This contribution to the Forum analyzes narratives unfolding among Estonian Russian speakers who expose different attitudes towards the war in Ukraine. For this analysis the author selected several media platforms and public figures whose speaking positions are representative and typical for - and d...

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Main Author: Makarychev Andrey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Belgrade - Faculty of Political Sciences and Belgrade Centre for Security Policy 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Regional Security
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2217-995X/2023/2217-995X2301019M.pdf
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description This contribution to the Forum analyzes narratives unfolding among Estonian Russian speakers who expose different attitudes towards the war in Ukraine. For this analysis the author selected several media platforms and public figures whose speaking positions are representative and typical for - and duly reflect - the entire spectrum of the current Russophone discourses in Estonia. The analysis singles out three distinct yet interconnected discursive positions that prominently feature in the Russophone milieu - pragmatic, popularly geopolitical and counter-normative.
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spelling doaj.art-5a0251d88cd04d0c9f021fc382f282fb2023-08-14T09:22:12ZengUniversity of Belgrade - Faculty of Political Sciences and Belgrade Centre for Security PolicyJournal of Regional Security2217-995X2406-03642023-01-0118119282217-995X2301019MSemiotic games and domestic geopolitics: Estonian Russophones during the war in UkraineMakarychev Andrey0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0751-2653University of Tartu, Tartu, EstoniaThis contribution to the Forum analyzes narratives unfolding among Estonian Russian speakers who expose different attitudes towards the war in Ukraine. For this analysis the author selected several media platforms and public figures whose speaking positions are representative and typical for - and duly reflect - the entire spectrum of the current Russophone discourses in Estonia. The analysis singles out three distinct yet interconnected discursive positions that prominently feature in the Russophone milieu - pragmatic, popularly geopolitical and counter-normative.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2217-995X/2023/2217-995X2301019M.pdfestoniarussian speakersrussiawar in ukrainepopular geopolitics
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Semiotic games and domestic geopolitics: Estonian Russophones during the war in Ukraine
Journal of Regional Security
estonia
russian speakers
russia
war in ukraine
popular geopolitics
title Semiotic games and domestic geopolitics: Estonian Russophones during the war in Ukraine
title_full Semiotic games and domestic geopolitics: Estonian Russophones during the war in Ukraine
title_fullStr Semiotic games and domestic geopolitics: Estonian Russophones during the war in Ukraine
title_full_unstemmed Semiotic games and domestic geopolitics: Estonian Russophones during the war in Ukraine
title_short Semiotic games and domestic geopolitics: Estonian Russophones during the war in Ukraine
title_sort semiotic games and domestic geopolitics estonian russophones during the war in ukraine
topic estonia
russian speakers
russia
war in ukraine
popular geopolitics
url https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2217-995X/2023/2217-995X2301019M.pdf
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