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Russian wartime news media utilizes gendered and sexualized enemy images, particularly targeting gender and sexual minorities, to translate high-level geopolitical narratives about the war in Ukraine into everyday moral frameworks that depict the West as immoral and Russia as a benevolent traditionalist power. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This study aims to analyze how Russian news media constructs gendered and sexualized enemy images during the war against Ukraine.

June 27, 2026Post-Soviet AffairsOpen Access

“The devil that takes any form”: geopolitics of gendered and sexualized enmity in Russia’s wartime news media

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Qualitative analysis reveals how Russian news media constructs enemy images using gendered and sexualized narratives during conflict, indicating broader implications.

Key Points

This study aims to analyze how Russian news media constructs gendered and sexualized enemy images during the war against Ukraine.
Conducted systematic qualitative content analysis of over 200 news articles from major Russian outlets published from 2022 to 2023.
Identified three primary framings of enemy images: the morally degraded West and Ukraine, rationalization of wartime isolation, and construction of wartime morality.
GSM are depicted as threats to civil rights and public order, reinforcing narratives of Russia as a traditionalist power.
Enemy images present the West as immoral, Ukraine as a hostile vassal, and Russia as benevolent, contributing to domestic support for conflict.
Analysis extends the understanding of how geopolitical narratives are translated into everyday life through media.

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John Kaye (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3f68f5aea7db3c1953ff33 https://doi.org/10.1080/1060586x.2026.2694430

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June 27, 2026Post-Soviet AffairsOpen Access

“The devil that takes any form”: geopolitics of gendered and sexualized enmity in Russia’s wartime news media

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Overview

Qualitative analysis reveals how Russian news media constructs enemy images using gendered and sexualized narratives during conflict, indicating broader implications.

Key Points

This study aims to analyze how Russian news media constructs gendered and sexualized enemy images during the war against Ukraine.
Conducted systematic qualitative content analysis of over 200 news articles from major Russian outlets published from 2022 to 2023.
Identified three primary framings of enemy images: the morally degraded West and Ukraine, rationalization of wartime isolation, and construction of wartime morality.
GSM are depicted as threats to civil rights and public order, reinforcing narratives of Russia as a traditionalist power.
Enemy images present the West as immoral, Ukraine as a hostile vassal, and Russia as benevolent, contributing to domestic support for conflict.
Analysis extends the understanding of how geopolitical narratives are translated into everyday life through media.

Cite This Study

John Kaye (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3f68f5aea7db3c1953ff33 https://doi.org/10.1080/1060586x.2026.2694430

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