Red Arrow/Error: A Map Designed to Justify the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Takes on a Life of Its Own in Media and Memes

Löwis, Sabine von; Boretskii, Iaroslav; Wenzel, Tim

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%T Red Arrow/Error: A Map Designed to Justify the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Takes on a Life of Its Own in Media and Memes
%A Löwis, Sabine von
%A Boretskii, Iaroslav
%A Wenzel, Tim
%J Ukrainian Analytical Digest
%N 8
%P 22-27
%D 2024
%K Authoritarian; Maps; Karten
%@ 1867-9323
%~ Forschungsstelle Osteuropa an der Universität Bremen
%> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-97833-1
%X On 1 March 2022, a few days after the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, a video of Alexander Lukashenko presenting a map appeared on social media. The map was intended to tell a story and take control of a situation, a combination of a military and a geopolitical map. Initially intended for the Belarusian public, the map travelled around the world and has been read, interpreted and obscured by a much wider audience in memes. We critically analyse the map itself, its presentation by Lukashenko, and its journey through the (digital) media.
%C DEU
%G en
%9 Zeitschriftenartikel
%W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org
%~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info