{"product_id":"meanwhile-in-russia-eliot-borenstein-9781350181533","title":"Meanwhile, in Russia...: Russian Internet Memes and Viral Video","description":"The Russian internet is a hotbed for memes and viral videos: the political, satirical and simply absurd compete for attention in Russia while the West turns to it for an endless reserve of humorous content. But how did this powerful cyber community grow out of the repressive media environment of the Soviet Union? What does this viral content reveal about the country, its politics and its culture? And why are the memes and videos of today's Russia so popular, spreading so rapidly across the globe? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning author Eliot Borenstein explores the explosive online movement and unpicks, for the first time, the role of mimetic content and digital activism in modern Russian history up to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eliot Borenstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350181536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350181533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Eliot Borenstein","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44127489130751,"sku":"9781350181533","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f91363d-9aab-4cfd-b8a1-96500d5f7d55.jpg?v=1687453677","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/meanwhile-in-russia-eliot-borenstein-9781350181533","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}