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Meanwhile, in Russia : Russian memes and viral video culture / Eliot Borenstein.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Borenstein, Eliot, author.
- Series:
- Russian shorts.
- Russian shorts
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Memes--Russia (Federation).
- Memes.
- Digital media--Political aspects--Russia (Federation).
- Digital media.
- Internet and activism--Russia (Federation).
- Internet and activism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (146 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Distribution:
- London [England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.
- Place of Publication:
- London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.
- Summary:
- "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"
- Contents:
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on Resources
- Introduction. Ivan The Terrible Kills Everybody
- Chapter 1. Getting Memes Wrong
- Chapter 2. The Soviet Memetic Landscape
- Chapter 3. Looking Backward: A Meme's Eye View of Russian History and Culture
- Chapter 4. Folk Heroes of the Runet
- Chapter 5. MemeStyles of the Rich and Famous
- Chapter 6. The Whole World Is Watching
- Chapter 7. Dance Dance Revolution
- Chapter 8. Pictures at an Exhibition
- Chapter 9. Going Viral: The Memes of COVID-19
- Conclusion. The Quick and the Dank
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Borenstein, Eliot Meanwhile, in Russia...
- ISBN:
- 9781350181564
- 1350181560
- 9781350181557
- 1350181552
- 9781350181540
- 1350181544
- OCLC:
- 1289456389
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