‘Pro-Russian‘ is not a ‘neutral’ term. It is a negative marker in the (current) Western master discourse of Russia. It’s an ‘evil twin‘ of a positive marker, i.e. ‘pro-Western‘. The root of the word ‘pro-Russian’ (‘Russia’) is itself a logoepisteme – when one word or word combination contains a whole story, it’s a convoluted narrative. When … Continue reading ‘Pro-Russian’ as a Negative Marker ![]()
