‘Relax, this is Russia!’: Meduza looks back on the RuNet’s golden age of Dmitry Medvedev memes

At a United Russia congress ten years ago, on September 24, 2011, it was announced that Vladimir Putin -- after four years as prime minister -- would be running for president once again. As for then-President Dmitry Medvedev, he would be heading up the ruling party's list for the State Duma elections. This switch was quickly termed "castling" -- as in the eponymous chess move, the country's two top dogs would simply swap places. Since then, Dmitry Medvedev and his political influence have faded into the shadows. This has been a great loss for the RuNet. Indeed, there was once a time when Dmitry Medvedev's antics dominated Russian meme culture. Meduza takes a nostalgic look back at this golden age. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/09/28/relax-this-is-russia