Peringatan The Economist Terkait Kepemimpinan Vladimir Putin: Analisis Semiotik Sampul Majalah “A Tsar is Born”

Texts contained on magazine covers, both visual and typographical, appears through rigid editorial process is presented with a specific purpose. However, signs cover may be interpreted differently, according to the reader’s references. Therefore, this study focuses interpreting meaning in cover. Researcher argue that The Economist trying warn about development of President Vladimir Putin’s government, which led leadership style before Russian revolution 1917. This was carried out using interpretive paradigm qualitative descriptive method. Collection data were obtained from A Tsar Born other related secondary data. analysis semiotic method Charles Sanders Peirce by paying attention trichotomy objects, representamen, interpretants. Through observation raised eight will become sources research analysis, namely clothing illustration, ties, one eye medal, Crimean hammer sickle shoulder decoration, illustration facial expression, typography “100 years after revolution”. result show each sign leads Economist’s concern regarding Russia. consideration for issue, describe it Born.
 Abstrak
 Teks yang terkandung pada sampul majalah, baik maupun tipografi, muncul melalui proses ketat dan ditampilkan dengan tujuan tertentu. Namun, tanda-tanda terdapat majalah dapat diinterpretasikan berbeda, sesuai referensi pembaca. Maka dari itu, penelitian ini berfokus penginterpretasian makna majalah. Peneliti berargumen bahwa berupaya untuk memberikan peringatan terkait perkembangan kepemimpinan Presiden Putin, semakin mengarah gaya tsar sebelum revolusi rusia tahun Penelitian dilaksanakan menggunakan paradigma interpretatif metode kualitatif jenis deskriptif. Data didapatkan edisi data-data sekunder berkaitan. Analisis analisis semiotika memperhatikan trikotomi objek, interpretan. Hasil observasi memunculkan delapan tanda akan menjadi sumber yaitu ilustrasi pakaian, dasi, medali sebelah mata, Krimea, palu arit, hiasan pundak, ekspresi wajah, tipografi menunjukan setiap kekhawatiran Putin di Rusia. Hal tersebut pertimbangan bagi membahas isu ini, menggambarkannya Born.