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Eliot Borenstein Meanwhile, in Russia...

Russian Internet Memes and Viral Video

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Bloomsbury USA Academic

USA

2022

Paperback

146

Standard

308118

978-1-350-18152-6

1-350-18152-8

Memes; Russia (Federation)

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The Russian internet is a hotbed for memes and viral videos: the political, satirical and simply absurd compete for attention in Russia while the West turns to it for an endless reserve of humorous content. But how did this powerful cyber community grow out of the repressive media environment of the Soviet Union? What does this viral content reveal about the country, its politics and its culture? And why are the memes and videos of today's Russia so popular, spreading so rapidly across the globe? Award-winning author Eliot Borenstein explores the explosive online movement and unpicks, for the first time, the role of mimetic content and digital activism in modern Russian history up to the present day.

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