REPRESENTATION OF THE IDENTITY OF A POLITICAL FIGURE (BASED ON AN INTERVIEW WITH S. V. AVKSENTIEVA)

This article is devoted to the study of the representation of the identity of a political figure based on an interview with a current politician, a member of the party and the faction of the same name "New People" in the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Sardana Vladimirovna Avksentyeva. The relevance of this study lies in the description of the spectrum of identities inherent in modern man, as well as in identifying the means of their objectification. The concept of identity, its essential characteristics are considered, in particular, dualism, processuality, multi-level and transformational nature of this phenomenon are noted. The peculiarity of social self-identification is described, the main motive of which is self-presentation for the purpose of creating an image. It is noted that at the speech level, the explication of this process can be carried out both directly and indirectly through the formula "I/We + (as) taxonomic predicate (+qualitative attribute)." Next, various types of personal and collective identity of S. V. are considered. Avksentyeva, identified in the interviews studied (political, national, ethnic, professional, territorial-regional, gender, social-role, etc.), as well as linguistic means of their objectification. In conclusion, it is noted that the interview genre provides an opportunity to create the image of an experienced and successful politician in the eyes of voters by explicating the latter’s social self-identification. The leading one in the interviews being studied is the political identity of S. V. Avksentieva, acting as a kind of contextual "frame" for the entire spectrum of identities inherent in politics. The material under study demonstrates that the politician has both achieved and emerging types of identity. In particular, the latter can be identified as network and regional-territorial, which, among other things, are explicated through the formula "I am not + taxonomic predicate." "we-identity" is clearly manifested within the political, national and ethnic identities of S. V. Avksentieva. "I-identity" forms the basis for professional, status, social-role, gender and network identities. The predominant way of explication all of these types of political identities is indirect. To objectify the listed types of identity, linguistic and stylistic means of various nature are used.