Introduction. The ethnic component is one of the most important foundations for regionalization of the political space and construction of the region. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that it should determine the possibilities and conditions for consolidation of territorial communities within certain identification systems. The purpose of the research is to identify the markers showing the presence of ethnicity in the identity of the republics of the Russian Federation as an indicator of correlation between the ethnic and regional identities. Materials and Methods. The study employed such sources of analysis as presentation materials and business cards of the republics of the Russian Federation, constitutions and regulations on regional symbols, language policies and programs managing interethnic relations as well as the development strategies of the republics. Discourse analysis and the method of in-depth expert interviews were also used. Results. The study has revealed the basic identifiers of a region that comprise ethnicity. It has proved that ethnicity can be considered a resource for development of a territory as a unique feature of the regional community. The resource of ethnicity is associated with the positioning based on the idea that the status of the republics as ethno-territorial units differs from the status of other regions and therefore is capable of bringing certain benefits. Discussion and Conclusion. The ethnic component is an important resource for positioning regional uniqueness of the community, including through cultivation of the idea of stability, diversity and peace in the republics. The identified markers can be used as indicators of the presence of ethnicity in the regional identity when conducting comparative studies. The practical effect is associated with the possibilities of using them when following the identity policy in the regions and that of harmonization of multiple identities.

В статье анализируются траектории развития регионализма в российских регионах в период с 1990-х годов, когда регионализация шла наиболее активно, по настоящее время, когда регионализм стал ослабевать. Представлен анализ динамики и современных форм регионализма в двух российских регионах – Республике Татарстан и Свердловской области. Отдельное внимание уделено регионалистским движениям (организациям, партиям) в указанных регионах как акторам, артикулирующим регионализм. Анализируются стратегии региональных элит, поскольку паттерны их взаимодействия с регионалистскими организациями предполагают разные конфигурации, обуславливающие различные траектории динамики регионализма в России. Разграничиваются регионализм «снизу» как активность регионалистских организаций, и регионализм «сверху» как политика региональных элит. Доказано, что соотношение данных измерений в пределах региона оказывает влияние на формирование региональной модели. В статье представлены результаты эмпирического исследования, проведенного в Республике Татарстан и Свердловской области в 2019 году, продемонстрировавшего, как были сформированы модели элитарного регионализма в Республике Татарстан и латентного регионализма в Свердловской области. Показаны различные траектории динамики регионализма – его элитизация в Республике Татарстан и маргинализация в Свердловской области.

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Introduction: the analysis of ideas about the future in the discourse of deputies of the State Duma is of interest for developing a coherent and consolidated vision of the country’s fundamental future development. However, there has been a lack of study into the discursive features of parliamentary discourse and their research methods have not been thoroughly developed. Objectives: to address the methodological issues arising in studying the image of the future in the discourse of the State Duma deputies. Methods: content analysis, discourse analysis, expert survey. Results: the article describes the methodological challenges that researchers face when analysing the discourse of deputies. Following the study of territorial-political views, a model of expert codifier has been created, a heuristic potential of which was tested while applied in the study of “federalism” category in the analysis of transcripts from the State Duma sessions (VI-VII convocations). The structure of semantic field of the federalist discourse has been highlighted, which includes ideas about the concept’s basic layer, its conceptual segments and periphery. The prospects of combining quantitative and qualitative methods of studying political texts as well as potential directions for further work have been identified. Conclusions: various limitations associated with the analysis of large volumes of texts have been covered. The ratio of the revealed structure of the deputies’ discourse about “federalism” and its place in the expert codifier regarding the importance of this aspect in the picture of the future of Russia do not coincide. Categories and units under analysis appear to be linked in the deputies’ speeches in rather a complex way. Word forms and the components of discursivity need to be taken into account while analysing the meaning of the concept within the category under study. It has been determined that developing a complex structure of intersections in the codifier can become a solution and a promising direction for further research.

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