Abstract
The aim of this paper is to examine how the image of Josef Stalin is presented on the Russian internet. The main focus of our study will be the macro images and memes published on social media. This article examines how memes were used to articulate an attitude towards Stalin and his time in modern day Russia. The article touches upon three groups of memes: the comparison of Stalin and Putin, Stalin as a victor in the Great Patriotic war and Stalin as a dictator. It is stated that memes are closely connected with the tradition of soviet anecdotes in form and in themes. It is concluded that three groups of memes analyzed are the new ways to express the political satire. The most direct is the first one, yet the last one is the most striking.
About the author
Khoruzhenko Tatyana is the associated professor of the philological department of the Ural Federal University. She delivers lectures in Ancient Greek and Latin literature. The sphere of her interest is Russian fantasy, folklore elements in modern literature, modern Russian folklore and social nets.
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