Метафоры в освещении реформы муниципального самоуправления

The present research paper “Metaphors in the Media Coverage of the Reform of Municipal Self-Government” is motivated by an ongoing trend towards cancellation of the direct elections of the head of Russian cities. The purpose of the work is to identify and analyze metaphors used in the media coverage of the cancellation of direct elections of the mayor. This study is based on an interdisciplinary approach to the study of metaphor and political discourse. The empirical base is made up of articles covering the cancellation of direct elections of heads of regional capitals. In the second part of the study, the author refers to the Baranov descriptive model and to the de Landtsheer's metaphor power model. As the result of the research, a few common metaphorical models are listed and analyzied. The results of the work can be useful both from a scientific and practical point of view and contribute to the study of metaphors in Russian political discourse. The results are expected to help to establish a better politilcal communication Keywords: metaphor, political metaphor, political discourse, local government, local government reform, mayor