Political Imagery and the Russia-Germany-America Triangle

The material dimension of Russian foreign and domestic policy is accompanied by one of images and performativity. The Putin regime has affective-emotional and instrumental motives. Its main target audience is the Russian public. Its principal adversary is the United States. The decisive external aud...

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Published in:Nationalities papers 2023-01, Vol.51 (1), p.136-156
Main Author: Wood, Steve
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Audiences
Imagery
International
Olympic games
Performativity
Politics
Propaganda
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Summary:The material dimension of Russian foreign and domestic policy is accompanied by one of images and performativity. The Putin regime has affective-emotional and instrumental motives. Its main target audience is the Russian public. Its principal adversary is the United States. The decisive external audience is the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), a pluralist entity that is also concerned with past and present images of itself. Politics in this critical international triangle is infused with theatrical, mediatized, and psychological elements, and the (re)construction of national and individual personae.
ISSN:0090-5992
1465-3923
DOI:10.1017/nps.2021.41