The Scarf and the Snuffbox
Vintage illustration, Mechanical singing bird in a snuff box, 18th Century duncan1890/Getty Images hide caption
Vintage illustration, Mechanical singing bird in a snuff box, 18th Century
duncan1890/Getty ImagesIn the early days of the war against Ukraine, standing on the street in Russia with a "no war" sign was illegal. But what about holding up a blank piece of paper or an image of four ballerinas? Rather than staying quiet, Russian anti-war protesters are developing new ways to resist through coded messages.
In this episode we bring you a conversation with Alexandra Arkhipova, an anthropologist who studies, collects and shares instances of "semiotic war" in a country where protesting can land you in prison.
You can follow Arkhipova's work on Facebook or Telegram.
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