Memes generated by Russia's stark new reality are affecting language and usage.

A pro-war concert promised great stars on the stage, but instead had only ultranationalist poets.

"Barbenheimer" fever has arrived in Russia. Cinemas are ready to bypass the government's restrictions and Hollywood copyright in creative ways.

Three waterpark employees in Crimea were fined and forced to sing "Vladimir Putin is Great" after dancing to a Ukrainian song.

Two concertgoers at a concert after one chanted “glory to Ukraine.”

The Ministry of Justice released a list of new "foreign agents." Among them is Boris Grebenshchikov, a respected founder of Russian Rock.
 

A popular singer's concerts have been canceled after being blacklisted by Russia.

An art group in St. Petersburg put up a sculpture criticizing Russian society's blind-sightedness on the war.

The Ministry of Justice has declared Zemfira a foreign agent, due to her opposition to Russia's War on Ukraine.

A mole-infused moonshine drink has burrowed through the Russian internet.

“I am asking you to include me on the foreign agents' list of my beloved country.”

– Russian pop star Alla Pugacheva, to the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation

A sappily patriotic pop song, "I'm Russian," gets a parody: "I'm Narrow."