Tagangaeva, MariaMariaTagangaeva2023-04-132023-04-132013-04-01https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/89460Russian television broadcasts a variety of comedy shows that include jokes about politicians and political topics. However, the jokes about President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev do not break the rules of official discourse and are not threatening to the regime since they merely give the appearance of satirizing the regime.enjournal article