THE ARRIVAL OF THE PECHENEGS, OGUZES/TORKS AND KIPCHAKS/POLOTZES TO EASTERN EUROPE: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS (CDA) OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Based on the results of critical discourse analysis (CDA) of historical and historical-archaeological discourses of the 18th - first half of the 20th centuries, the author came to the following conclusions. The historical map of the penetration, settlement and movement of the Pechenegs, Torks (Oguzes) and Cumans-Kipchaks in Eastern Europe was already compiled by the beginning of the 20th century on the basis of medieval narratives. In the middle of the 20th century, this map became the basis for the ethnic identification of archaeological sites. As a result, this has generated and continues to generate discourses, the degree of authenticity of which to the object under study (monuments of medieval nomads) raises new questions.