Image of Russian military persons in the modern media space on the example of S.K. Shoigu, S.V. Surovikina, and I.E. Konashenkov

The article examines the images of the most popular military figures in the modern media space - the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu; General of the Army, Hero of the Russian Federation, Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation, Russian military leader Sergei Vladimirovich Surovikin and Head of the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Evgenievich Konashenkov. The most striking public speeches are analyzed, speech portraits of military personnel are compiled, characteristic features of the image are revealed - manners of speech and behavior are studied, as well as other details significant for the study. References to military etiquette and the provisions of the code of communication rules for military personnel help to better understand the specifics of the issue, to find explanations for some of the speech and behavioral characteristics of military personnel. The advantages of the image of each figure are analyzed and described in detail. At the end of the material, a brief comparative analysis of the images of military personnel is made, similarities and differences in the images are noted.