Putin's Contradictory Nationalism

Text on the meme

Kosovo is Albania! Tesla was a croat! Russia should pay for the soviet occupation! Crimea is Ukraine!

What it means

A muscular, shirtless Russian nationalist figure sits in front of several cartoon characters while making contradictory geopolitical and historical claims. The joke mocks selective nationalism and propaganda by showing someone asserting ethnic or territorial claims when convenient, then demanding recognition of an opposing claim about Crimea and Soviet occupation. EN: A muscular, shirtless Russian nationalist figure sits in front of several cartoon characters while making contradictory geopolitical and historical claims. The joke mocks selective nationalism and propaganda by showing someone asserting ethnic or territorial claims when convenient, then demanding recognition of an opposing claim about Crimea and Soviet occupation.

Who

Vladimir Putin (Владимир Путин)

Objects

shirtless muscular man / мужчина с голым торсом blue military beret / голубой военный берет Russian tricolor sash / лента в цветах российского флага cross necklace / крест на цепочке cigarette / сигарета cartoon figures / мультяшные персонажи Albanian flag shirt / рубашка с албанским флагом blue-and-yellow shirt / сине-жёлтая рубашка yellow shirt / жёлтая рубашка brick wall / кирпичная стена flag on a pole / флаг на шесте red-white-blue flag / красно-бело-синий флаг wooden bench / деревянная скамья cartoon map-like background / мультяшный фон, похожий на карту