Author: Kostylev Y.

Title: Obraz poliaka v ofitsial’nykh sovetskikh tekstakh

Journal: Proceedings of Ural State Pedagogical University. Linguistics.

Year: 2006

Volume: 19

Pages: 131-149

Language of publication: Russian

 

 

KOSTYLEV Y.

 

THE IMAGE OF A POLE IN OFFICIAL SOVIET TEXTS

 

The article deals with the image of a Pole on the basis of Soviet texts of the era of conflict of 20^th c. The texts analyzed are documents of the Soviet authorities or ones authored by people of convergent views and opinions. A conclusion is drawn that the documents are formative of the attitude of Russians towards Poles, the latter being treated as enemies. The documents allude in large measure to the stereotype of a Pole, already existing in common consciousness. They also make use of images of other enemies, entrenched in texts and associated with other nations, states and political orientations.