Analysis
This political cartoon takes place in Vladimir Putin’s personal relax room. Animals are stuffed and hung on the wall around him, Vladimir is sitting in the middle of the room in a comfy chair wearing a robe while holding a nice glass of wine, he is pointing to an election ballot box while he utters “That one I stuffed myself…”. The character in my political cartoon is Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia.The issue being portrayed in this comic is that Vladimir Putin at the end of the 2012 election in Russia was believed to have stuffed the ballot box in his favour because of the votes resulting in him winning by a landslide. The type of issue in this cartoon is a political issue due to it being about the controversy surrounding the 2012 election in Russia for presidency. The stuffed ballot box is a symbol representing the election in which he won. The type of issue in this cartoon is a political issue due to the controversy around the 2012 election in Russia for presidency. The message being portrayed in this comic is that Vladimir Putin may or may not have rigged that the 2012 election which the theory does not have a sufficient amount of evidence behind it , it is a negative message because it is slandering the president and showing him in a dark light. I believe this an effective post because it is easy to understand from the standpoint of someone who isn't from Russia due to the labelling, it also has a clear message The comic is also effective due to the hint of humour that is seen and the use of irony. The comic does raise questions about why people believe he did this in the way that do people believe he was not going to be a good enough president at the time although he was the lead successor to the previous president although in a re-election Vladimir was still voted into power. I do not believe with the artists point of view because after thorough research i have made the conclusion that Vladimir Putin did not commit this act due to the lack of concrete evidence and just accusations.
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