Ukrainians have created the biggest virtual humor archive in the history of warfare from their memes, according to an anthropologist.

From mocking Russian soldiers as incompetent to joking about celebrating victory with wine or defeat with orgies, gallows humor transforms fear into solidarity and absurdity into hope.

Photo: A banner reading, ‘Regrettably, Putin did not die today. We are waiting …’ hangs in the City Garden of Odesa, Ukraine, on April 1, 2023.

https://theconversation.com/front-lines-of-humor-dark-humor-voices-ukrainians-hopes-for-victory-265948

Front lines of humor: Dark humor voices Ukrainians’ hopes for victory

Humor has served many functions since Russia’s full-scale invasion, from providing Ukrainians with a sense of escape and hope to spreading news.

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This link in the article to a Ukrainian humor archive is not correct.
https://doi.org/10.1017/nps.2024.90%5BOpens%20in%20a%20new%20window%5D