Ural region in the military-publicistic discourse of the newspaper "Chelyabinsk worker" (1941-1945)

The article examines the image of the Urals in the military journalistic discourse of the newspaper Chelyabinsk Worker (1941-1945). It is presented as the front line - not just as the rear, but, above all, the front, non-combat. The region is recognized as the heir to the glorious traditions of the people, military and labor, demonstrates the best qualities of Russian / Soviet people. Gender universality of heroic deeds, self-sacrifice in the name of their family - the nation are noted. The locus appears in an unusual quality for itself - as the “eastern granary” that fed the vast country. It is emphasized that this rear region is turning into a leading Soviet industrial center, an object of special pride and “Stalinist concern”. In this sense, the Urals as the “arsenal of revolution” is positioned as the defender of the “sacred borders” of the first socialist state. As the Red Army approaches the state border of the USSR, the perception of the Urals expands to a global scale: to erect the banner of communism in Europe, its resources, among others, will prove to be very popular among the Soviet authorities.