Fire the Narrator: Quasi-Colonial Nightmare, Russian #DoubleConsciousness &...
Russian Stereotypes: Western Perception of Russia as seen through Russian’s eyes. Part III. Through the Looking Glass: Western Media Coverage of Russia. Part 3. [Pt. 1, Pt. 2]. ❄❄❄ Even the most...
View Article#Cranberry Fields Forever (The Sounds of Positive #Klyukvification)
Positive klyukvification is opposite to the Pussy Riot effect. In the first case one tries to ‘sell’ an (‘obvious’) mockery of the Russian stereotypes to the target audience. The mechanism behind...
View ArticleRussian Recursion
ЯussiaN RecursioИ is the Russian view of the Western perception of the Russian view of the Western perception… 8-) Filed under: Klyukvification, Russian Stereotypes Tagged: Ideal Other,...
View ArticleRussian Universe Presents: Voices from Around the Globe
During the two-year life span of the Russian Universe blog, I’ve been receiving interesting comments from my readers. So I’ve decided to create a category where I can post selected views from around...
View ArticleKlyukva State of Mind
…Actually, klyukva transcends just ‘stereotypes’. I can write a series of posts, a book, a series of books devoted to different klyukva varieties. But it’s ‘deeper than that’. Klyukva is like a crooked...
View ArticleRusso… Files
I’ve received a comment on my post “Russophilia & Russophobia…“: ...I would just state that perhaps there is no such esoteric notion of a 'Russian Mystery' in the minds of many 'Russophiles' [sic!...
View ArticleRussian Snow Bear Learning How to Fly
Filed under: Klyukvification, Photos of Russia, Russian Bear Tagged: Flying Bear, Klyukva, klyukvification, Russia, Russian Bear, Simbirsk, Ulyanovsk
View ArticleKlyukva Never Dies
‘Angry Putin’ game – brand new item in my klyukva collection… probably. 📺💊🔫🐻 Filed under: Klyukvification, Russian Bear, Russian Stereotypes Tagged: Angry Putin, Game, Klyukva, klyukvification, Putin,...
View Article#EsotericRussialism
This blog is 4 years old. It’s time to reflect on some of the main ideas, which I’ve come up with over the years. I like neologisms and inventing new words because they are stripped from any previous...
View ArticleRusskies in the Sky with Diamonds
The Russian Colonial Office approves of America’s mental colonization. We come in peace! We just want your democracy! According to Captain Obviov, Russians colonize America mentally with the help of...
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