To the average person, Russians broadcasting about
borsch may seem obvious and innocuous
Soup should never be your go-to weapon in a food fight. As projectiles go, a bowl of
chunky liquid proves messy and lacks precision. Fist-size bread rolls are more effective –
or, say, chocolate pudding catapulted from a spoon. In Russia though, the latest food
fight is all about soup, and it’s being hurled from the walls of the Kremlin via Twitter.
The soup war boiled over into social media this year, when at Russia (the official Twitter
account for the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs) tweeted: “A timeless
classic, #Borsch is one of Russia’s most famous & beloved #dishes & a symbol of
traditional cuisine”.
To the average Twitter skimmer, Russians broadcasting about borsch may seem obvious
and innocuous, but for Ukrainians, who consider borsch to be their national dish,
the Russian tweet is wartime propaganda, especially considering the current occupation
of Crimea and the latest territorial conflict in eastern Ukraine that’s been raging since
2014. The Ukrainian Twittersphere responded with anger and humour, with comments
like “As if stealing Crimea wasn’t enough, you had to go and steal borsch from Ukraine
as well”.
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