The article presents the results of the analysis of the inaugural speeches of the presidents of Georgia (2013), Lithuania (2009 and 2014) and Serbia (2017). The comparison revealed what conceptual metaphors were the basis of the generation of the analyzed texts; what meanings were key for the speakers; what arguments to authority were used; what connotations were spoken about relations with the United States, Russia and NATO; whether the speaker appealed to God and the Church; what is the rhetorical support of the analyzed texts and how the analyzed texts are localized on the official websites of the presidents of the three countries.

The article investigates the image of Georgia which is formed in Russian and Lithuanian media discourse (2001-2009). The author was intrested how to interpret certain events in Georgia for Russian and Lithuanian recipients. The source of the data were Russian National Corpus (www.ruscorpora.ru) and the Corpus of the Modern Lithuanian Language (http://tekstynas.vdu.lt/ tekstynas/). The analysis showed, for example, that: 1) in the Russian media discourse 2001-2009 Georgia is a country of rampant criminality, incompetent political leaders; in the Lithuanian media discourse Georgia is a normal democratic state; 2) in the Russian media discourse when covering 2008 war, Georgia was portrayed as an agressor, in Lithuania – the victim, the object of provocation by Russia; 3) in the Russian media discourse Georgia is drawn as a bridgehead and colony of its puppeteer – the US; in the Lithuanian media discourse Georgia is presented as a provider of Western values in the Caucasus, a faithful friend of the US.