Sample of posts on X about the war in Ukraine with metaphorical content

743 posts from the social network X, manually retrieved for metaphorical content around six significant events in the Ukraine-Russia conflict from February to May 2022. The sample was collected from the hashtags #IStandWithUkraine and #IStandWithRussia by researcher María Muelas Gil. The dataset was last updated on the dataverse platform in October 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze the evaluative power of force schemas based on the described metaphorical content.
• Study narrative polarization in online discourse based on posts from opposing hashtags (#IStandWithUkraine and #IStandWithRussia).
• Examine how specific conflict events are metaphorically reflected in social media based on the six listed significant events.
• Train models for metaphor detection or classification in political and conflict-related text.

Strengths

• 743 manually retrieved posts provide a focused sample for analysis.
• Data is anchored to six specific, significant conflict events between February and May 2022.
• Posts are explicitly sourced from two opposing hashtags, enabling comparative analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is limited to 743 posts, which may not represent the full scope of discourse.
• Data may reflect temporal and platform bias inherent to the specific hashtags and collection period.

Provenance

Source

e-cienciaDatos Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Posts were manually retrieved from the social network X based on hashtags #IStandWithUkraine and #IStandWithRussia.

Time Range

February to May 2022, centered on six specific conflict events.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-10-14 21:43:25; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Online discourse related to the Ukraine-Russia conflict; specific geographic focus is not stated.