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How has modern Russian culture been shaped by Putin’s war in Ukraine?
Before Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to mount a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Andrey Muravyev, better known as the artist DazBastaDraw, mainly drew sketches and comics for himself as a hobby with no particular desire to make them public.
Now he showcases his patriotic artwork supporting Moscow’s “special military operation” (SMO) to more than 16,000 Telegram subscribers.
“I try to reflect in my works my attitude or reaction to certain phenomena or events,” he told Al Jazeera by phone.
“Our cause is just. Victory will be ours. I sincerely believe the SMO should have started much earlier. My drawings are my emotions. When I find something funny, I’d like the audience to rejoice with me and vice versa.”
Art and culture have been influenced by warfare since the earliest cave paintings.
The 19th century painter Vasily Vereshchagin’s canvas The Apotheosis of War sparked heated discussion over Russia’s conquest of Central Asia.
Over the past two years, the Kremlin has enthusiastically promoted a militaristic outlook, including in the art world.
In July, Gosuslugi, a digital platform every Russian citizen needs to access government services, emailed its tens of millions of users a compilation of patriotic Z-poetry, named after the letter that’s come to symbolise pro-war sentiments.
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