A new trend in photography: the Germans discovered the pose of a gopnik and called it "Russian squats"

Recently, a pose that vaguely resembles a visit to the toilet in one of the Vietnamese hostels has literally swallowed up German social networks. Pushing into the background the hated "duckface" and "fish yawn", "Russian squats" began to win not only the attention of Instagram users, but also the creative class.

(Total 14 photos)

Photo posted by @jessica.sergejevna Sep 3, 2015 at 6:58 PDT

Photo posted by @jessica.sergejevna Sep 3, 2015 at 6:58 AM PDT

Photo posted by Niko Werwai (@nikowerwai) Dec 7, 2015 at 8:26 AM PST

Photo posted by Niko Werwai (@nikowerwai) Dec 7, 2015 at 8:26 AM PST

Photo posted by Simon Griesehop (@simongriesehop) Jan 28, 2016 at 3:39 pm PST

Photo posted by Simon Griesehop (@simongriesehop) Jan 28, 2016 at 3:39 AM PST

Cc-combo!

Photo posted by Anni Brunner (@arni.k) Jan 23, 2016 at 3:21 AM PST

Photo posted by Anni Brunner (@arni.k) Jan 23 2016 at 03:21 PST

Photo posted by Russenhocke — Das Original (@russenhocke) Jan 12, 2016 at 10:35 AM PST

Photo posted by Russenhocke — Das Original (@russenhocke) Jan 12 2016 at 10:35 PST

Photo posted by @laarsolee Jan 7, 2016 at 6:57 pm PST

Photo posted by @laarsolee Jan 7 2016 at 6:57 PST

At the same time, the question “Where is it fashionable to squat?” it doesn't matter - a staircase, a museum porch, a sidewalk will do. And if you are Beyoncé, then you can generally sit on a police car.

A frame from the clip of Crack Ignaz Gwalla.

Beyonce in Formation video.

Why is everyone sitting down?

Apparently, the European Internet in 2016 will be covered by a “squat wave”, because now the pose is considered quite aesthetic. In his essay "The Rule of the Ideal" on commercial wedding photography, research designer Charles Lewis writes: "The natural pose, which may occur quite by accident outside of the shooting process, can be standardized if it becomes massively popular with photographers."

Before a meme (in our case, “Russian squats”) gains mass popularity, it is adopted by a certain narrow circle that understands non-verbal code, and is actively used in this environment. The culmination of popularity is reached when the innovation becomes mainstream - from that point on, popularity only declines.

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Jonas Wgnr: "Ich könnte die Russenhocke anbieten, Modell "Karnevalskegeln", 2016er Jahrgang