The analysis reveals Putin's portrayal of the West as evil and suggests a 'golden age' vision, highlighting key political myths.
We can understand Putin by analysing the myths in his speeches. The analysis draws upon the author’s typology of myths: saviour versus Lucifer, “golden age” versus the “tribulation age,” and conspiracy versus unity. Putin treats the US as absolute evil, Lucifer. Deified Russia will free the world from this evil. The West is conspiratorially controlled, but its population may “wake up,” and will support Russia. It is imperative to implement the “golden age” of the world. Otherwise, there will be the Tribulation Age headed by the US. The above vision of the world bestows a feature of good and right and the impression of rationality to use any means and methods to destroy the enemy, which is the whole West allied with the US.
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