Learn how Russian racial slurs are hidden behind the slang and new terminology that allows them to dwell on official and unofficial media.
The new empire narratives
Osavul analyzed the old and new narratives that have appeared over the 7 months in Russia, carrying racial slurs, a negative attitude towards multiculturalism, and migrants from the Caucasus and Asia.
AI-Powered Narrative Analysis
Our language models and cross-platform search helped us detect the new vocabulary of the Russian “race discourse” inside the country, most of which do not dwell on the mainstream platforms, but very comfortably dwell on Telegram and Russian state-affiliated media.
Hidden Words from the Search
Being outside a Russian-speaking context, it is hard to grasp the idea of how Russian racism has infiltrated the state-affiliated and non-affiliated media, forming the public racial opinion of enemies among minorities, and bringing Russian supremacy to the top. Look under the curtain of multicultural propaganda in Russia and see what is really there.
Understanding Racial Slurs
Propaganda has always been accusing other countries of nationalism and Russian racism. However, over the years, it has developed slang that is used by the media and even officials to offend other nationalities, remaining unnoticed to those who do not know Russian very well.
Why Does this Matter?
“Oppression of Russians and minorities” is always the Number 1 concern of the Russian Federation. This is also one of the main reasons why Russia started the wars over the last decade. The narratives about national oppression support every Russian attack and calls to be freed by Russia inside this country.
Key Topics Discussed
Blaming the neighbors
Learn how Russia calls its neighbors and why even the word “nationalists” word towards them is used only in a negative light.
Slurs used by officials
Why do some officials use slurs in their channels, which you might have never paid attention to?
Multiculturalism or a Soviet myth?
How Russian unofficial and official media and opinion leaders really feel about the concept of multicultural Russia.
Attitude towards immigrants
Learn about the narratives regarding immigrant minorities and their role in mobilization discourse.
Take a snapshot of a bigger case
This case study is a slang and narrative snapshot of the bigger inner Russian racial discourse, which has been ignored by the media for a long time.
Understand the New Empire
Russism is the ideology of the new empire that current Russia tries to restore. However, it mocks the old USSR narratives about multiculturalism on every layer. See how it happens on the level of ideas and hate speech that takes old ideas, gives them new colors, or creates absolutely new Russian racism and racial narratives.
