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Själen i Putins ögon: En narrativanalys av hur Vladimir Putins bild av Ryssland och Ukraina kan förstås utifrån ett nationalistiskt perspektiv

Samuelsson, Tage LU (2025) STVK04 20251
Department of Political Science
Abstract
This essay aims to study how Vladimir Putin's view of Russia and Ukraine, presented in his interview with far-right journalist Tucker Carlson from 2024, can be understood from a nationalist perspective. Further, this essay also aims to understand Putin’s aim with the interview. The chosen theoretical perspective is Ernest Gellner’s theory of nationalism. To examine this view Seymour Chatman’s model of narrative analysis is used. By working through the interview and finding the most prominent subjects and happenings Putin chose to bring up, four overlying narratives were identified; two regarding Putin’s view of Russia, and two of his view of Ukraine. The identified narratives about Russia are the idea of Russia and its people as... (More)
This essay aims to study how Vladimir Putin's view of Russia and Ukraine, presented in his interview with far-right journalist Tucker Carlson from 2024, can be understood from a nationalist perspective. Further, this essay also aims to understand Putin’s aim with the interview. The chosen theoretical perspective is Ernest Gellner’s theory of nationalism. To examine this view Seymour Chatman’s model of narrative analysis is used. By working through the interview and finding the most prominent subjects and happenings Putin chose to bring up, four overlying narratives were identified; two regarding Putin’s view of Russia, and two of his view of Ukraine. The identified narratives about Russia are the idea of Russia and its people as historically unique, and the West’s historical unfair treatment of Russia. The narratives about Ukraine are the power of language over identity and historical wrongdoings regarding the Ukraine territory. Putin’s underlying meaning is understood to be that Russia has a valid claim to Ukraine, given the historical descriptions he presents. This view is found to be well understood with Gellner’s nationalist theory. Putin’s aim with the interview is understood to be reaching a western audience, in hopes of convincing that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was justified. (Less)
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author
Samuelsson, Tage LU
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organization
course
STVK04 20251
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Putin, Ryssland, Ukraina, Narrativ, Nationalism, Världsbild
language
Swedish
id
9189864
date added to LUP
2025-08-08 11:09:20
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2025-08-08 11:09:20
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  abstract     = {{This essay aims to study how Vladimir Putin's view of Russia and Ukraine, presented in his interview with far-right journalist Tucker Carlson from 2024, can be understood from a nationalist perspective. Further, this essay also aims to understand Putin’s aim with the interview. The chosen theoretical perspective is Ernest Gellner’s theory of nationalism. To examine this view Seymour Chatman’s model of narrative analysis is used. By working through the interview and finding the most prominent subjects and happenings Putin chose to bring up, four overlying narratives were identified; two regarding Putin’s view of Russia, and two of his view of Ukraine. The identified narratives about Russia are the idea of Russia and its people as historically unique, and the West’s historical unfair treatment of Russia. The narratives about Ukraine are the power of language over identity and historical wrongdoings regarding the Ukraine territory. Putin’s underlying meaning is understood to be that Russia has a valid claim to Ukraine, given the historical descriptions he presents. This view is found to be well understood with Gellner’s nationalist theory. Putin’s aim with the interview is understood to be reaching a western audience, in hopes of convincing that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was justified.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Själen i Putins ögon: En narrativanalys av hur Vladimir Putins bild av Ryssland och Ukraina kan förstås utifrån ett nationalistiskt perspektiv}},
  year         = {{2025}},
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