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'' Richie: THAT'S WHAT RUSSIAN IS! ''|''[[Bottom]]''}} |
'' Richie: THAT'S WHAT RUSSIAN IS! ''|''[[Bottom]]''}} |
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Iи a lot of Шesteяи posteяs, yoц see somethiиg that coцld Ьe called [ |
Iи a lot of Шesteяи posteяs, yoц see somethiиg that coцld Ьe called [[wikipedia:Faux Cyrillic]] -- яeplacing Latiи chaяacteяs Ьy visцally similaя Cyяillic oиes, to make somethiиg [[Foreign Looking Font|look more Russian]]. The peяpetяatoяs igиoяe the fact that these letteяs aяe, iи actцal Яцssiaи, pяoиoциced completely diffeяeиtly fяom the Latiи chaяacteяs they aяe sцpposed to яepяeseиt, шhich яesцlts iи [[Hilarity Ensues|unintended hilarity]] foя memЬeяs of the aцdieиce шho [[Bilingual Bonus|can read Cyrillic script]]. This is Ьecaцse Cyяillic is Ьased oи a comЬiиatioи of Gяeek, Glagolitic aиd soмe Heвяew letteяs (ц and ш), Ьцt dцe to яefoяms Ьy Peteя the Gяeat it has the same Ьasic desigи pяinciples as the Latiи alphaЬet (stяoke thickиess and placemeиt, etc.). |
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Beloш is a list of popцlaя letteяs цsed шith this tяope, aиd theiя pяopeя Latiи spelliиgs: |
Beloш is a list of popцlaя letteяs цsed шith this tяope, aиd theiя pяopeя Latiи spelliиgs: |
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== [[Advertising]] == |
== [[Advertising]] == |
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== Meta == |
== Meta == |
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* [[media:RedScare.jpg|The image]] that currently illustrates the [[Red Scare]] trope. Literally, it reads: "d-- uftsya -yazz-fm dyaz ^e-fi- tf ts-" - "-" means "gobbledygook" and "^" is an accent. |
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== [[Music]] == |
== [[Music]] == |
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* The band ¡Forward, Russia! are in love with this trope. |
* The band ¡Forward, Russia! are in love with this trope. |
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* So are the [[Leningrad Cowboys]] a.k.a. Lɘиiиɢяad Cowʙoys who aren't even from Russia. The covers of their album ''Happy Together'' and their ''Total Balalaika Show'' live video take this [[Up to Eleven]] by mimicking a Pravda frontpage complete with a font which borrows a lot from the Cyrillic and Greek alphabets plus some mirrored or upside-down letters and the German ß (sharp s) in lieu of the capital B. Only "Pravda" itself is written in real Cyrillic. |
* So are the [[Leningrad Cowboys]] a.k.a. Lɘиiиɢяad Cowʙoys who aren't even from Russia. The covers of their album ''Happy Together'' and their ''Total Balalaika Show'' live video take this [[Up to Eleven]] by mimicking a Pravda frontpage complete with a font which borrows a lot from the Cyrillic and Greek alphabets plus some mirrored or upside-down letters and the German ß (sharp s) in lieu of the capital B. Only "Pravda" itself is written in real Cyrillic. |
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* The Welsh band [[Manic Street Preachers]] had all of the R's backwards for their album [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BVRgsZQjfXo/R1BF3-qV1tI/AAAAAAAAAvk/bpOpZdorMq4/s1600-R/Manic+Street+Preachers+ |
* The Welsh band [[Manic Street Preachers]] had all of the R's backwards for their album [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BVRgsZQjfXo/R1BF3-qV1tI/AAAAAAAAAvk/bpOpZdorMq4/s1600-R/Manic+Street+Preachers+%281994%29+The+Holy+Bible-Frontal.jpg The Holy Bible]], perfectly fitting with the flavour of the release - this went back to normal for a few albums, then made a return for [[http://cronicasabsurdo.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/tigers1.jpg Send Away The Tigers]] and follow up [[http://condemnedtorocknroll.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/manic-street-preachers-journal-for-plague-lovers-2009.jpg Journal For Plague Lovers]]. |
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* [[Franz Ferdinand]] did this very consciously in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haW_ruZ_Be8 the video for "This Fire"] off their self-titled first album. That whole album they were going for a Soviet Constructivist look, which goes remarkably well with their sound. |
* [[Franz Ferdinand]] did this very consciously in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haW_ruZ_Be8 the video for "This Fire"] off their self-titled first album. That whole album they were going for a Soviet Constructivist look, which goes remarkably well with their sound. |
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* The [[Firesign Theatre]]'s LP ''How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All'', with its "All Hail Marx and Lennon" poster, as seen above. |
* The [[Firesign Theatre]]'s LP ''How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All'', with its "All Hail Marx and Lennon" poster, as seen above. |
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* The Saturn Aura's emblem also uses lambdas in place of A. |
* The Saturn Aura's emblem also uses lambdas in place of A. |
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** The film-within-a-show "Aquaman" (in ''[[Entourage]]'') did the same thing. But is that trying to look foreign, or just stylish? |
** The film-within-a-show "Aquaman" (in ''[[Entourage]]'') did the same thing. But is that trying to look foreign, or just stylish? |
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