Почему «Крым – наш»: анализ обоснования присоединения Крыма в выступлениях В.В. Путина и представителей МИД РФ с 2014 по 2018 г.

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Myasnikov S.

This article presents the results of the analysis of justification of annexation
of Crimea to Russia in speeches of president Putin and ministry of foreign
affairs representatives. The annexation of Crimea in 2014 was an indicator of foreign
policy change, which needed an official justification at domestic and foreign arenas. It
∗ Myasnikov Stanislav, National Research University ‘Higher School of Economics’(
Moscow, Russia), e-mail: smyasnikov@hse.ru
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proved to be quite successful inside Russia, but abroad. By using the instruments of
strategic narratives theory, this article reveals how the president and MFA representatives
provided justification of the annexation of Crimea; why it was legitimized domestically;
and what the goal for the justification at international level was analyzed. The
actors’ main justification strategies were defined as ‘defense’ and ‘counter-attack’; they
appealed to historical memory; defense of Russian culture; defense of the Crimean
people’s rights. Simultaneously, a negative image of the West was constructed. Such a
justification could help domestic legitimation, but did not consider the cultural features
of the international audience. The justification could lead to a reduction of interest in
the Crimean Spring internationally. The empirical base of the study was 46 transcripts
of V.V. Putin and MFA representatives from 2014 to 2018, as well as 2 documentaries
containing V.V. Putin’s interviews.
Keywords: president; MFA

Keywords: Президент РФ, легитимация, legitimation, Внешняя политика РФ, Вхождение Крыма в состав РФ, Crimean Case, russian president, russian foreign policy, foreign policy justification, ministry of foreign affairs of the Russian Federation, МИД РФ, стратегические нарративы, обоснование внешней политики