title: Russian Digital Nationalism : Digital Practices and Discursive Constructions of the Russian Nation in a Nationalist Media Ecology
abstract: This thesis explores the digital enactment through practices and discursive construction of Russian nationalism in a hybrid media system, before and after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The discourses and practices are situated through a close mapping of the Russian nationalist media ecology, and intertextuality with other actors is examined (such as state institutions, state-aligned media groups, the Russian Orthodox Church portals, military bloggers, and influencers). Theoretically, 
journal: KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)