[EN] Ukrainian Memes — More Than Just Jokes I The Fuse #166
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Can memes warn us of war before the first shot is fired? Ukrainian meme researcher Ievgeniia Bondarenko, a professor at Kharkiv National University, believes military experts are not the only ones who can see war coming. In conversation with Dīvs Reiznieks, she explores what makes Ukrainian memes distinctive, why they are often not meant to amuse, and how they differ from Russian memes. She also explains what Latvia can learn from these digital warning signs, how dark humour becomes psychological “armour” during wartime, and whether Ukrainians will ever be able to laugh as they did before the war. This is a complete interview without translation from the Latvian Radio’s podcast "Drošinātājs" (“the Fuse”), dedicated to the people of Ukraine and their fight against Russian aggression. Links to the full version of the podcast can be found here: linktr.ee/drosinatajs