WOW Russia!

I discovered this website about a few years back and have gone back to it today out of pure curiosity. "WOW Russia!" is an entertaining site discussing the many symbolic things that associate with Russia, created by a design student, Elena Marus.


http://www.russiankafe.com/2007/07/18/wow-russia/


The blinding pink of the background was purposefully chosen to add some lightheartedness and to make a point of telling the viewers that humour is present in the content. At first, I was a little confused while reading about the stereotypes since some of the things written were true. But I quickly realized that it is done deliberately: in order to inform the readers about the stereotypical objects that associate with the nation, while adding some sarcasm to let the reader decide for themselves where to draw the line. The images are amusing and the site also has other interesting features such as "best phrases to survive". It was created a few years back in 2007, but the content is by no means outdated so definitely check it out!

The Website: http://wowrussia.com/



xoxo,


Russian Doll