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.

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为什么斯大林和谷歌一样？俄罗斯互联网代表斯大林

摘要 本文的目的是研究约瑟夫·斯大林的形象如何在俄罗斯互联网上呈现。我们研究的主要焦点将是在社交媒体上发布的宏观图像和模因。本文探讨了如何使用模因来表达对斯大林及其在现代俄罗斯时代的态度。文章涉及三组模因：斯大林和普京的比较，作为卫国战争胜利者的斯大林和作为独裁者的斯大林。据说，模因在形式和主题上都与苏联轶事传统密切相关。得出的结论是，分析的三组模因是表达政治讽刺的新方式。第一个最直接，最后一个最引人注目。