On January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. was attacked by a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump. More than 70 countries and international organisations expressed their concerns over the 2021 United States Capitol attack and condemned the violence. While governments around the world have expressed outrage and sadness over rioting that engulfed the U.S. Capitol, some media (for example, VOA) reported that ‘Russia took a different view -- namely, vindication with a bit of gloating’ under the headline ‘As US Reels From Capitol Violence, Russia Enjoys the Show’. What was Russia’s reaction to the events in Washington? Russian high-ranking politicians responses to the U.S. Capitol rioters were widely quoted in English-speaking media. But the angle offered for foreign audiences did not always coincide with the media narrative developed for domestic consumption. This paper examines media interpretation of the U.S. riots which was offered by the Russian media for Russian-speaking audiences. The paper follows the discourse of pro-Kremlin media during the period of 1 month after the protests began, analysing discursive frames which represented different interpretations of the events, particularly within the context of comparing the suppression of opposition protests in Russia with the prosecution of the U.S. Capitol rioters.

2021 年 1 月 6 日，华盛顿特区的美国国会大厦遭到唐纳德·特朗普总统的一群支持者的袭击。70多个国家和国际组织对2021年美国国会大厦袭击事件表达了关切，并谴责了暴力事件。尽管世界各国政府对席卷美国国会大厦的骚乱表示愤慨和悲伤，但一些媒体（例如，美国之音）报道称，“俄罗斯采取了不同的观点——即，在“作为美国摆脱国会暴力，俄罗斯享受表演。俄罗斯对华盛顿事件有何反应？英语媒体广泛引用了俄罗斯高级政客对美国国会大厦暴乱者的反应。但为外国观众提供的角度并不总是与为国内消费发展的媒体叙事相吻合。本文考察了俄罗斯媒体为讲俄语的观众提供的对美国骚乱的媒体解读。本文跟踪了抗议活动开始后 1 个月内亲克里姆林宫媒体的话语，分析了代表对事件不同解释的话语框架，特别是在将俄罗斯镇压反对派抗议活动与起诉美国国会大厦暴徒。