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Laughter during the war: Russian agression in Ukraine in political cartoons and memes

Modern wars differ from the classic ones in that they use not only military equipment and regular troops. Values, ideology, culture, symbols, media, humor are becoming weapons in the 21st century.
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Dr. Yana Hladyr


Research Assistant

Assistant Professor, Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences
Main interests: Ukrainian studies, conflict studies

Since 1.04.2023
Co-chair of the research project «Visual Narratives of Civil Society. The Modern Ukraine Project» granted by FNP.

Since 1.02.2024
Research Assistant in the research project “Laughter during the war: Russian aggression in Ukraine in political cartoons and memes” (2023-2025).