title: Regional identity politics: The image of St. Petersburg in the discourse of regional leaders
abstract: The article is devoted to the issues of studying the processes of constructing regional identity. The existence of a consistent, logical and conceptual uniform regional identity policy is the basis for the implementation of a number of key tasks required for the stable development of a region. Definitions of such categories as “identity”, “identity policy” and “regional identity” are provided. The author adheres to the position of social constructivism, detailing the main points of this methodol
journal: Political Expertise POLITEX