№ 4 - 2011
Kasamara V.A., Sorokina A.A.
Image of Russia in the Discourse of Political Elite and of the Homeless

The article brings to light the results of a study that undertakes to compare the discourse of political elite and the discourse of the homeless – about Russia, about the country’s future and about its key problems. As the study shows, the people in both groups investigated, notwithstanding their contrasting basic characteristics, demonstrate surprising similarity in their interpretations of the events and processes going on.