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There are 36 item(s) tagged with the keyword "social media".

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1. From the Big Screen to an Online Meme

A character from a 1988 Soviet animated film has taken on a new life as a 2022 internet meme.

Tags: social media, culture, meme, Internet
2. Fighting Extremism, or Censoring the Truth?

Approximately 138,000 websites have been taken down or banned in Russia since the start of the invasion of Ukraine. 

Tags: social media, Internet, roskomnadzor, censorship, war in ukraine
3. Price Drop for iRussia

The prices of multiple iPhone models are decreasing in Russia. 

Tags: social media, economics, apple, cell phone, war in ukraine
4. Schoolboy vs The Kremlin

An 11-year-old schoolboy was put on a watch list after "discrediting" the army on social media.

Tags: war in ukraine, censorship, children, social media, Volgograd
5. Battling Dementia, One Stitch at a Time

Embroidery brings 84-year-old Yulia Aleshicheva peace and focuses her mind ravaged by dementia. But thanks to an enterprising grandson, her colorful art has many fans around the world.

Tags: folk art, social media, art, elderly
6. Six Chances, One Wordle

The newly released Wordle game now has a Russian language version! Go try it out! 

Tags: 2022, language, social media, russian language, games
7. (NOT) Morgenshtern

A burgeoning new (joke) media company is founded by none other than Russia's top rapper, Morgenshtern.

Tags: journalism, social media, independent media, humor, news, morgenshtern, rap
8. Slavify Your Instagram Feed

Start the new year off right by adding a little more Russian art to your social media platforms. 

Tags: social media, sculpture, artwork, street art, Instagram, artist, art
9. TikTok Gets Cultured

TikTok isn’t just for kiddies these days. The video streaming platform offers a range of people, such as those of Russia’s many ethnic groups, the opportunity to educate others about their cultures.

Tags: national geographic, social media, TikTok, ethnic minority, ethnic group, ethnicity, culture, Udmurtia, udmurts, avars, khanty
10. A Bare Cat-art-strophe in Kazan

An indignant social media user called out an artist for her choice of subject in the heart of Kazan, but there’s another side to the story – a backside, if you will.

Tags: artwork, painting, naked, social media, kazan, artist, art

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