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Oleg Atbashian (born June, 1960 in the Ukranian SSR) is an American graphics designer in Florida, who is a political activist for anti-Democratic-Party causes.

Early life

 * Atbashian was raised in what is now the Ukraine, but at the time was a totalitarian satellite country.
 * Prior to his immigration to the United States in July of 1994, Atbashian made propaganda posters for the Communist Party in Siberia.
 * Atbashian has translated poetry from Russian to English.

Politics
Atbashian is a conservative, based in Florida.

Communists for Kerry

 * Refs in 2004.
 * Refs in 2005.
 * Refs in 2006.
 * Refs in 2016.

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 * In 2004, The Atlantic suggested CFK was a false flag pro-Bush group.


 * Zach Wamp also noticed the CFK sign among the anti-Bush protestors, calling the sign 'totally wild' and suggested the CFK sign-holders might be 'little more than professional protestors' that Kerry would probably not appreciate.

The People's Cube

 * Refs in 2007.
 * Refs in 2008.
 * Refs in 2009.
 * Refs in 2010.
 * Refs in 2012.
 * Refs in 2013.
 * Refs in 2014.
 * Refs in 2015.
 * Refs in 2016.

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 * The TPC domain name refers to a Rubik's Cube variant with all six sides completely red; the symbolic meaning is that everyone is thereby forced to be equal at solving the all-red 'puzzle'.
 * According to professor John Martin, the all-red-sides metaphor is "TBD_TBD_TBD" for western society.


 * In 2010, TPC ridiculed DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and the TSA.
 * According to professor Draft:J. Michael Waller, Atbashian is the "creative genius" who publishes satire at TPC.


 * The legal status under copyright law of several images produced by Atbashian, which imitated stylistic aspects of the 2008 Obama poster under the fair use exception in copyright law, was mentioned in a 2012 book.


 * Imagefiles by Atbashian titled Political Brains from TPC were used to illustrate a 2014 review of a philosophy book.


 * According to Gries's research, internet memes (see e.g. lolcat) inspired by the Obama poster were 'circulating and sparking dialogue' on blogs during the election but also from 2009 through at least 2015, when her book was published.
 * Gries analysed works by Atbashian which were variations on the style of the Obama poster, including one where Atbashian had rendered Obama dressed in a keffileh with the word Arab underneath, noting that such images about ethnicity and religion often led to "heated conversations" and that commenters regarded such imagery in general as partisan, fear-mongering, and race-baiting, albeit without ascribing such intent to Atbashian's efforts in particular however.
 * Especially after Obama's comment in October 2008, imagery accusing Obama of being socialist and redistributionist were used, including by Atbashian on his satirical, conservative news website The People's Cube (TPC), where he and others upload Obama poster variants.
 * According to Gries, TPC is intended to provoke thought about how politicians (e.g. Obama, Biden, Palin, Hillary Clinton) are 'duping the... masses'.

Selected works

 * Atbashian is the author of the 2010 book Shakedown Socialism which claims that Obama's policies are similar to the USSR under communism.
 * Additionally, several of the refs discuss Atbashian's artwork, including these.      He has also worked on translations.