Representation of everyday nationalism practices on “Russia 1” TV channel

The article focuses on how everyday practices are used by the state to project the image of a Russian patriot. State-owned and staterelated media discourse models are traditionally studied from the top down. We will analyze how the state and the media manage the display of daily nationalism, which has usually been seen in a bottom-up approach. Thus, the combination of both approaches - banal and everyday nationalisms - will highlight the state’s interest in encouraging Russians to use their version of patriotism in everyday life. For this, a qualitative study of the video reports of the “Vesti Nedeli” program on “Russia 1” TV channel was carried out. The period between 2011-2012 has been chosen for content analysis which is known as a “protest year” and the zenith of the new identity policy of the modern Russian state.