THE IMAGE OF WINNIE-THE-POOH IN CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN POLITICAL CARICATURE Cover Image

ОБРАЗ ВИННИ-ПУХА В СОВРЕМЕННОЙ РОССИЙСКОЙ ПОЛИТИЧЕСКОЙ КАРИКАТУРЕ
THE IMAGE OF WINNIE-THE-POOH IN CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN POLITICAL CARICATURE

Author(s): M. Voroshilova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Political psychology, Politics and communication, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Издатель Наталья Докучаева
Keywords: Political caricature; visual precedency; image of the bear; Winnie-the-Pooh; Dmitry Medvedev;

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with uses of the image of Winnie-the pooh in contemporary Russian political caricature. The caricaturists employ this image to represent «United Russia» and Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian President. The author points out that popularity of Winnie the-pooh’s image is caused by two reasons: first, that image has big precendency in Russian culture; second, importance of the image of a bear in political communication in Russia.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 116-125
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Russian
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