Towards a discursive analysis of proper names. Some remarks on derivatives of the toponyms Rosja and la Russie The purpose of this article is to present our method of analyzing the discursive meaning of the proper names Rosja and Russie, being constructed in the media discourse. The paper also focuses on the lexical meaning of derivatives of proper names, which can hypothetically appear in the paradigms of designation of the proper names. The confrontation of their lexical and discursive meaning could make it possible to formulate hypotheses concerning the relationship between language and discourse.