This article discusses the development in the British society of the image of the Ottoman Empire, perceived as a ’’German ally“ during the First World War. English cartoons from the satirical magazine “Punch” were taken as historical sources. The peculiarity of this magazine was that during the period under study it was popular among representatives of the elite, intelligentsia, workers and some of the farmers due to the publication of various drawings and cartoons in it. The main goal of the authors of the article is to consider the development of the image of the Ottoman Empire, presented on graphic materials as an “ally of Germany”, using political caricatures as an example, and to reveal its features in British propaganda. The study allows us to conclude that the image of the Ottoman Empire was presented in satirical form, as it was aimed at discrediting the ”ally of Germany“. British artists sought to convey to the mass audience that the Ottoman Porta was embroiled in armed conflict and was used by Germany as a "puppet". On the example of the most striking English cartoons of the satirical magazine “Punch”, it can be noted that many stories about the “ally of Germany” reflected in their content the military-political dependence of the Ottoman Empire on the German one.
Рассматривается эволюция содержания образа Германии как «врага» в британской пропаганде в период Первой мировой войны на данных из агитационных материалов (плакатов, карикатур, рисунков, стихов солдат-поэтов, произведений кинематографа, речей политических деятелей) и периодической печати (газет и журналов). Цель статьивыделение внутренних и внешних факторов, повлиявших на изменение представлений о «враге». Автор приходит к выводу, что эволюция образа врага заключалась в снижении степени его дегуманизации для успокоения населения в условиях войны. Ключевые слова: образ врага; пропаганда; пропаганда в Великобритании; образ Германии в Великобритании; Первая мировая война.
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