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Putin, Pottery and Media Pundits

... is on UK-Russia relations. For me, the most intriguing trend that has emerged is the inevitable rush of articles which follows the release of promotional photos and videos of Putin engaging in some kind of publicity stunt. If we examine coverage of Putin’s activities in the UK newspaper The Guardian, we can see that after particular events, such as the video of Prime Minister Putin and President Medvedev playing badminton, or the release of photographs showing Putin swimming in a river in Siberia, at least two or three articles ...

08.04.2013

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Depardieu, Instagram and Ramzan Kadyrov’s ‘adorable side’

Recently in the British press there has been extensive coverage of Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen President. While my main research focus is representations of Vladimir Putin in UK print media, it is interesting to observe how another ‘Russian’ leader is portrayed, in reference to both masculinity and international politics. Over the past few weeks the British press have covered two stories on Kadyrov – the ...

15.03.2013

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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)