Constructing Nazis on Political Demand: Agenda-Setting and Framing in Russian State-Controlled TV Coverage of the Euromaidan, Annexation of Crimea and the War in Donbas

The central role of mass communication in the construction crises, threats and enemies was acknowledged decades ago. In those cases when media reporting about is studied, it predominately done based on content from Western liberal democracies. article broadens usual framework research this topic by empirically studying securitisation enmification campaign performed TV channels an autocracy through lens agenda-setting framing theories. other words, helps understand how Russian regime securitises political issues constructs enemies. particular, eight weekly news programmes state-controlled Channel One Russia RT (former Today) covering period Euromaidan, Annexation Crimea war Donbas are studied order to address question channels’ strategies setting their agendas covered events contributed a Nazi enemy that has be fought.