Russian Politicians Political Compass

Text on the meme

Authoritarian Economic- Left Economic- Right Libertarian

What it means

A four-quadrant political compass meme places photographs of Russian politicians along authoritarian–libertarian and economic left–right axes. The joke comes from treating their exaggerated public personas as a simplified ideological map, making it useful as a humorous political reaction or classification meme.

Who

Vladimir Zhirinovsky (Владимир Жириновский)

Objects

political compass / политический компас four colored quadrants / четыре цветных квадранта axis arrows / стрелки осей microphones / микрофоны older man in red jacket / пожилой мужчина в красном пиджаке older man in blue jacket / пожилой мужчина в синем пиджаке man in green jacket / мужчина в зелёном пиджаке man in yellow jacket / мужчина в жёлтом пиджаке parliament podium / трибуна парламента photographs / фотографии