Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Mordor revisionism is very popular in Russia(due to the reasons you already outlined).

See from example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Ringbearer as perhaps the most famous from the genre



And these days many Russian ultra-patriots are proudly accepting the representation of Russia as Mordor and its soldiers as orcs in the war in Ukraine.


The outlined reasons are cartoonishly communist, but "The Last Ringbearer"'s worldview is not communist. It is more like "the West are liars". And yes, this does resonate in Russia.


Russia also has a fascination with "cryptohistory" as a legitimate form of fantasy, to a degree I've not seen in other countries.

Comrade Führer and other books as genre only exist in Russia I think.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: