The image depicts a cartoon of a wolf tied with a rope, holding a bouquet of flowers, and impatiently saying "время давно!" ("time's up!") to a snail, referencing a humorous cultural trope from the Russian animated series "Nu, Pogodi!" where the wolf often chases the hare, symbolizing impatience or frustration with slow progress.
The snail, a slow-moving creature, contrasts with the wolf's urgency, drawing on a common Russian folklore motif where animals personify human traits, here emphasizing patience versus impatience in a lighthearted, whimsical style typical of Russian cartoon art.
The artwork reflects a playful, satirical style often seen in Russian social media, possibly commenting on modern life's fast pace versus traditional slow, deliberate approaches, without any specific news or current events tied to it.
The image depicts a cartoon of a wolf tied with a rope, holding a bouquet of flowers, and impatiently saying "время давно!" ("time's up!") to a snail, referencing a humorous cultural trope from the Russian animated series "Nu, Pogodi!" where the wolf often chases the hare, symbolizing impatience or frustration with slow progress.
The snail, a slow-moving creature, contrasts with the wolf's urgency, drawing on a common Russian folklore motif where animals personify human traits, here emphasizing patience versus impatience in a lighthearted, whimsical style typical of Russian cartoon art.
The artwork reflects a playful, satirical style often seen in Russian social media, possibly commenting on modern life's fast pace versus traditional slow, deliberate approaches, without any specific news or current events tied to it.
Telegram, which does little policing of its content, has also became a hub for Russian propaganda and misinformation. Many pro-Kremlin channels have become popular, alongside accounts of journalists and other independent observers. Andrey, a Russian entrepreneur living in Brazil who, fearing retaliation, asked that NPR not use his last name, said Telegram has become one of the few places Russians can access independent news about the war. Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images Telegram has become more interventionist over time, and has steadily increased its efforts to shut down these accounts. But this has also meant that the company has also engaged with lawmakers more generally, although it maintains that it doesn’t do so willingly. For instance, in September 2021, Telegram reportedly blocked a chat bot in support of (Putin critic) Alexei Navalny during Russia’s most recent parliamentary elections. Pavel Durov was quoted at the time saying that the company was obliged to follow a “legitimate” law of the land. He added that as Apple and Google both follow the law, to violate it would give both platforms a reason to boot the messenger from its stores. Overall, extreme levels of fear in the market seems to have morphed into something more resembling concern. For example, the Cboe Volatility Index fell from its 2022 peak of 36, which it hit Monday, to around 30 on Friday, a sign of easing tensions. Meanwhile, while the price of WTI crude oil slipped from Sunday’s multiyear high $130 of barrel to $109 a pop. Markets have been expecting heavy restrictions on Russian oil, some of which the U.S. has already imposed, and that would reduce the global supply and bring about even more burdensome inflation.
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