HISTORICAL CHARACTERS IN THE INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMS OF THE MAJOR RUSSIAN TV CHANNELS
The proposed article is based on the results of content analysis of informational TV programs of major Russian TV channels. Historical persons mentioned in these programs are considered in general context. Main conclusion is that some of the references are made in the context of fixing the characters move from the present to history. Other references are connected with the process of legitimization of current events by puting them into historical context.