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r/RussianCircus↗

Showcasing examples of Russia’s “Great Power” military & other institutions often comically and outlandishly struggling at tasks. AKA revealing this "paper tiger".

15k subscribers31 posts / mo in Sep 202611 authors / mosince 2022

r/RussianCircus has 15k members (+9.0% over the last 12 months). It gets about 31 posts a month from 11 people. Top topics: Russian Soldier Surrenders, Russian Military Operations and Drone Warfare Updates.

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r/RussianCircus

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+9.0%in 12 months · +3.9% in 3 months
Oct 202615k
Growing15k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Mar 2022)
Live · through Oct 2026
r/RussianCircus

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−40%vs Sep 2025 · −43% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202631
QuieterPeaked at 161 in Mar 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/RussianCircus

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Russian Soldier Surrenders1.8%
  2. Russian Military Operations1.3%
  3. Drone Warfare Updates1.3%
  4. South Caucasus Geopolitics0.9%
  5. Russia-Ukraine War Military Conflict0.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. UNITED24 Media
  2. Ukrinform
  3. The Moscow Times
  4. The New Voice of Ukraine
  5. Bloomberg L.P.

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